From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-11-30T17:38:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Any way to know a Class's name in class method?

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Kirk Haines <wyhaines@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Eric C. <beagle4321_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> I'm writing a class where I need to know the class's name inside a class
>> method:
>>
>> class MyClass

>>  def self.class_method
>>    self.class.name # => Undefined
>>    how can I get class.name here?
>>  end
>> end
>
> class MyClass
>  def self.class_method
>    self.name
>  end
> end

Or even just

class MyClass
 def self.class_method
   name
 end
end

Hereby I grant you the first official "useless self" award of Rubyland.
;-)

Cheers

robert


PS: More awards at http://partmaps.org/era/unix/award.html

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