From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2008-09-11T22:37:57+09:00
Subject: Re: define and call methods in ruby

Hi --

On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, DanDiebolt.exe wrote:

> You have to distinguish between instance methods and class methods.
>
> You appear to be asking how to create a class method. To do that you use
> self.do_something:
>
> class Myclass
>  if something then
>    do_something
>  end
>
>  def self.do_something
>    here something is done..
>  end
> end

Though you'd have to define the method before you call it.


David

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