From: Pedro Silva <ei04065@...>
Date: 2008-09-02T18:38:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Self and Current Class

Hi David,

>> def self.some_inside_class_method
>>   puts "Inside class method - #{self}"
>> end
> That's not a class method. self is an instance of SomeClass; you're
> defining a singleton method on that instance.

If forgot to change the text, I mean't singleton method. Thanks for 
pointing that out.

>>      def some_inside_instance_method
>>        # self is an instance, current class is SomeClass
>>        puts "Inside instance method - #{self}"
>>      end
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean by "inside" in the method name. It's just
> an instance method.

This case was to test the def keyword inside an instance method, because 
at class level self is the class, inside instance method self is the 
instance.

> It's a keyword, rather than a method, but I think it is the only thing
> that cares about the notion of "current class", at least as I
> understand that notion. (I admit it's not one that I've paid much
> attention to, by that name, though of course I like to know what 'def'
> will do at any given time.)

I really wanted to know if current class is used anywhere else by any 
other keyword/method to try to fully understand these two concepts.

Pedro.


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