From: Gary Wright <gwtmp01@...>
Date: 2009-07-17T15:24:40+09:00
Subject: Re: trouble with puts


On Jul 17, 2009, at 2:09 AM, Venkat Akkineni wrote:
>
> # The same line inside a method in a class doesn't work
> class Something
>
> def print_something
>
> puts "something"
>
> end
> end
>
>> ruby something.rb
>
> # I don't see the expected Output
>
>
> Could somebody throw some light on this.

Code that is within a method definition doesn't get
executed until an instance is created and the method is
called.

Add the following to your third example after the class
definition block for Something:

Something.new.print_something

Gary Wright