From: Eric Hodel Date: 2008-03-28T09:02:22+09:00 Subject: Re: instance_variable_[gs]et On Mar 26, 2008, at 21:36 PM, Trans wrote: > Just spinning wheels this evening... > > Why does #instance_variable_get/set require an "@" sign in front of > the variable name? It's not like there is any other valid instance > variable name, is there? There are, but you can only get to them from C.