From: Ron Fox <fox@...>
Date: 2008-09-15T19:43:01+09:00
Subject: Re: define and call methods in ruby

Jay Pangmi wrote:
> maybe I'm wrong. but what I'm saying is (Here's what I do in java)
> 
> public class myclass
> {
>  .....
>  String name;
>  static int i=0;
>  //defining a instance method
>  public void setName(String name)
>  {
>    this.name=name;
>  }
>  //defining the method.
>  public void printMessage()
>  {
>    System.out.println("Message");
>  }
>  //for some event
>  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
>  {
>    if (e.getSource()==xxxx)
>    {
>      printMessage(); //declaring a method in the same class.
>    }
>  }
>  ........
> }
> 
> public class anotherclass extends myclass
> {
>   myclass mc;
>   int j;
>   ..............
>   mc.setName("James"); //calls method with the instance of the class
>   j=myclass.i; //here coz i belongs to class.
> }
> 
> Hope, it clears out what I'm trying to do. Just example, not very good 
> in java either...
> So, what I'm trying to do is declare similar method as printMessage() in 
> ruby. thanks

   A mantra for you.. Ruby is not Java  repeat 100 times until you 
believe it.  Then start learning Ruby all over again with a beginner's 
mind.  Java is compiled, Ruby interpreted.  Ruby knows nothing of your 
display method until it sees it.. see my previous post.
R

-- 
Ron Fox
NSCL
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1321