From: Raj Singh <neeraj.jsr@...>
Date: 2008-05-30T04:25:45+09:00
Subject: instance method adding another instance method to the class

class Person
end

p = Person.new

def p.something
  def speaks
    puts 'i speak'
  end
end

p.something
Person.new.speaks


I am trying to understand why the last line is working.

When p.something is executed then the self is 'p object'. Now method
speaks is being defined while the self is p. Since speaks is an instance
method a method should be defined in p's metaclass. But p's meta class
is not Person.

Any one cares to explain how method speaks get defined as an instance
method for Person class.
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