From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-04-12T23:22:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Why Object#class Is Inconsistent in "==" and "case"?

>>>>> "W" == William Djaja Tjokroaminata <billtj@y.glue.umd.edu> writes:

 Write it like this

W>     module MyModule
W>       class MyClass
W>       end

W>       obj = MyClass.new

W>       puts "Using == it is OK" if obj.class == MyClass

W>       case obj.class

         case obj       # it's shorter to write :-)

W>       when MyClass
W>         puts "Using case it is OK too"
W>       when MyModule::MyClass
W>         puts "Using case has to use the module name"
W>       else
W>         puts "The class name is #{obj.class}"
W>       end

W>       case obj.class.name
W>       when 'MyModule::MyClass'
W>         puts "Using case has to use the module and class names"
W>       end
W>     end


Guy Decoux