From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2012-01-29T19:22:26+09:00
Subject: Re: A little assistance please :)

jake kaiden wrote in post #1042402:
>   also, in line 40, you define a method called `Steveloaded` - classes,
> modules, and constants start with capital letters, not methods - this
> will throw an error for sure.

Actually, methods *can* start with a capital letter, and although it's 
not all that common, there are plenty of examples in the standard 
library.

>> Integer("123")
=> 123
>> Integer "123"
=> 123

i.e. the usual case is to have a method with the same name as a class, 
and use that method as a kind of constructor.

Note, however, that you have to call it with arguments, or as Foo() or 
self.Foo. A bare Foo by itself is treated as a constant.

>> Foo = 42
=> 42
>> def Foo; 99; end
=> nil
>> Foo
=> 42
>> Foo()
=> 99
>> self.Foo
=> 99

Regards,

Brian.

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