From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2008-05-21T18:33:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Is it possible from a class to grab the name of the object instance?

2008/5/20 rubisher <rubisher@scarlet.be>:
> Hello Marcin,
>
>> self.class.to_s should work
>>
>>
> Sorry this return me the class name itself not the instance name?
>
> e.g.
> #!/usr/bin/env ruby
>
> class Investment
>  def initialize
>    puts "I'am ALIVE!"
>    iname=self.class.to_s
>    puts "Instance Name: #{iname}"
>  end
> end
>
> _Invest = Investment.new
>
> puts _Invest.class
>
> give me:
> I'am ALIVE!
> Instance Name: Investment
> Investment
>
> and not "Instance Name: _Invest" as am looking for.

There is no such thing as an instance name - unless you define a
property of your class called "name".  Each instance can be referenced
by any number of variables including 0 - there is simply not _the_
name.  As Inaki pointed out.

Kind regards

robert

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