From: Albert Schlef <albertschlef@...>
Date: 2008-05-08T23:48:01+09:00
Subject: Re: to check for numericality

ts wrote:
> Albert Schlef wrote:
> > How does ruby know to distinguish between the class Float and the method 
> > Kernel.Float?
>
> Because you use it like a method, i.e. you have added () after it
>
>  Float() ==> method
>  Float   ==> constant

I see.

> > when I do "Object.methods" don't I see "Float", "Integer" etc 
> > in the list [...] Object is supposed to inherit them from Kernel,
> > doesn't it?
>
> #Float is a global function, i.e. a Kernel private method
> [...]

Thanks Guy.

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