From: Robert Klemme Date: 2008-11-04T02:48:43+09:00 Subject: Re: Constructors On 03.11.2008 17:11, Stefano Crocco wrote: > I think the closest you can get to the Java syntax is this: > > def new o, *args > o.class == Class ? o.new(*args) : o > end Can someone please explain to me what we gain by doing this? robert