From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2008-04-15T06:15:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Deleting first lines of Array

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:41 AM, David A. Black <dblack@rubypal.com> wrote:
> Hi --
>
>
>  <snip>
>  Actually, class dpkg won't run:
>
>   $ ruby -e "class dpkg; end"
>   -e:1: class/module name must be CONSTANT
>
>  The class keyword will work with either a constant, or a "<< object"
>  expression (for singleton classes).

dpkg = Class::new{...}
will work but is a little bit against convention.
However very useful in testing (allowing you to define your classes in
the test methods
see e.g. my alltime favorite RubyQuiz http://www.rubyquiz.com/quiz67.html)
Cheers
Robert
>
>
>  David
>
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