From: Sebastian Hungerecker Date: 2008-07-28T00:17:01+09:00 Subject: Re: "nested" methods Stefan Buhr wrote: > i hoped there would be a way without an new explicit class There is: class Myclass def items Object.new.instance_eval do def []= index, value -code- end self end end end But using an "explicit class" is clearer. HTH, Sebastian -- Jabber: sepp2k@jabber.org ICQ: 205544826