From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2008-02-29T20:53:17+09:00
Subject: Re: constants defined in Kernel are also defined in Object?

>>>>> "A" == Arlen Cuss <celtic@sairyx.org> writes:

A> every object. `Functions' defined on the top-level are actually *instance
A> methods of Kernel*.

 No, not really. a function at toplevel is a private method of Object.

 For example #inspect is defined in Kernel, and you can write

vgs% ruby -e 'def inspect() puts "Object#inspect"; super end; p 12; 12.inspect'
Object#inspect
12
-e:1:in `<main>'Object#inspect
: private method `inspect' called for 12:Fixnum (NoMethodError)
vgs% 



Guy Decoux