From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2008-03-10T20:31:17+09:00
Subject: Re: How to define multiple initialize methods in embedded mode?

On 3/10/08, Chirag Mistry <chirag80bece@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
>  I have embedded Ruby in C++ application. I want to define multiple
>  "initialize" method in the Ruby class. Please let me know which sequence
>  of call is required to implement it? I tried following sequence of call
>  but it is not working. It only defines last "initialize" method.
>
>  Code snapshot:
>  ####################
>  // Define class under "MyModule" module
>  mMyClass = rb_define_class_under(mMyModule, "MyClass", rb_cObject);
>  rb_gc_register_address(&mMyClass);
>  // Define "initialize" method without any parameter
>  rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
>   reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(defaultInitialize), 0);
>  // Define "initialize" method with one parameter
>  rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
>   reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(initialize1), 1);
>  ####################
>
>  In above code, it is only calling "initialize1" which accepts single
>  parameter. Please let me know what is wrong in above code snapshot and
>  correct it so I can define more than one "initialize" method in same
>  class.

It can't be done.  Ruby doesn't have the concept of overloading.

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