From: Farrel Lifson Date: 2008-07-25T04:22:33+09:00 Subject: Re: what is "p"? 2008/7/24 matu : > oh. i found out: it comes from Kernel. put this raises another question: are > all methods of Kernel available in Object? is Kernel always mixed in or > something like that? That's correct. The Kernel module is mixed into Object (and hence is available in every object as every object is a descendant of Object). Farrel -- Aimred - Ruby Development and Consulting http://www.aimred.com