From: Dave Aronson <rubytalk2dave@...>
Date: 2012-06-10T08:22:19+09:00
Subject: Re: Class variables and self

On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:20 PM, Mike Glaz <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> so is self.total_count equal to self.class.total_count?

Nope.  Assuming that "self" at that time is an individual Car,
self.total_count would be an instance variable on that Car.
self.class.total_count belongs to class Car, because that's
self.class.

Think of it like a literal class, like in a classroom in school.  Self
(in this situation) is an individual student.  He doesn't have a
total_count.  But the class itself does.

-Dave

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