From: trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2009-06-28T18:51:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Attr Methods and object setters



On Jun 27, 11:26 pm, Daniel DeLorme <dan...@dan42.com> wrote:
> Gregory Brown wrote:
> > Anyway, here's a better way to solve the problem that probably
> > addresses your concerns:
>
> > def name(*args)
> >        return @name if args.empty?
> >       @name = args.first
> > end
>
> Another way to do this is to use some kind of singleton object
>
> Nothing = Object.new
> def name(value = Nothing)
>    @name = value unless value == Nothing
>    @name
> end

  def name(value = Exception)
     @name = value unless value == Exception
     @name
  end