From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-06-23T07:55:26+09:00
Subject: Re: Are methods objects?

On 22.06.2009 22:40, Marc Heiler wrote:
> Before someone showed me
>   method(:puts).class
> I thought methods are no objects.
> 
> But class Method seems to exist, with
> Method.class giving back Class,
> so
>   Method.class.new
> would be the same as
>   Class.new
> 
> I guess one can extend every Class.new via
> instance_eval, but my problem here fundamentally is,
> why is a method an object? And if I can create a
> new object from any method...

You can't just create a new object from any method.  "Method.class.new" 
works for all other classes as well because, as you have clearly seen, 
"Method.class" returns "Class".  "Class.new" in turn creates a new 
object - but it's a class object!  To get an instance you would have to 
do "Class.new.new". :-)

For the other questions please see David's excellent explanation.

Kind regards

	robert


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