From: Peter McLain <peter.mclain@...>
Date: 2010-03-09T02:08:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Class vs Module in constant lookup

Since I didn't get a good answer here, I posted the question on ruby- 
core, and it looks like I've caught the attention of the core team.   
So, if you're interested in the resolution, you should follow:
[ruby-core:28482] Question on scoped constant resolution Class vs Module


On Mar 3, 2010, at 11:01 AM, Peter McLain wrote:

> Constant lookup behaves differently if there is a class versus a
> module in the name:
>
>    XYZ = 10
>
>    module M
>    end
>
>    class C
>    end
>
>    p defined? M::XYZ  # => nil
>    p defined? C::XYZ  # => "constant"
>
> Is this difference intended? If so, what is the rationale?

--  
Peter McLain
peter.mclain@gemstone.com