From: Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@...32.com>
Date: 2009-11-22T16:20:47+09:00
Subject: Same name for class and instance method

Newbie here.

Consider the following two "say" methods.


irb(main):020:0> class Test2
irb(main):021:1>   def self.say(block)
irb(main):022:2>     block.call(self.class)
irb(main):023:2>   end
irb(main):024:1>   def say(block)
irb(main):025:2>     block.call(self.class)
irb(main):026:2>   end
irb(main):027:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):028:0> Test2.new.say(c)
Test2
=> nil
irb(main):029:0> Test2.say(c)
Class


(1) Do I have the nomenclature correct?  Are the two "say" methods a class
and instance method?

(2) Is this valid Ruby both stylistically and semantically?