From: "R. Kumar" <sentinel.2001@...>
Date: 2010-02-02T02:30:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Inheritance related problem

Sean DeNigris wrote:
> This is probably the same as what Rick was saying...
> 
> If you own Parent, then the method I showed is definitely not what you
> want to do.  And, the solution does not require a special Ruby way,
> just a refactor:
> class Parent
>   def printa arg
>       puts "inside parent printa #{arg} "
>>     task_b arg #<-- problem solved, Parent#printa will always use the same version of printb
>   end
> 
>   def printb arg
>>   task_b arg #<-- delegate work to an extracted method
>   end

Ok, i get it, printa should not call printb since that goes thru the 
inheritance chain. They should both call task_b in which the work has 
been factored.

Thanks !!!
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