From: Sigurd <cu9ypd@...>
Date: 2012-08-05T03:32:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Why does it fail? def Module1::Module2.hello

Because it's how it defined in ruby syntax:   def class; dot or color; method name
You can't use nesting in it. So it's limited on a lexer level.

On Aug 4, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Iņaki Baz Castillo wrote:

> 2012/8/4 William Herry <william.herry.china@gmail.com>:
>> I know one way to define module method
>> 
>> module Module1::Module2
>>  def self.hello
>>    puts 'HELLO'
>>  end
>> end
> 
> Sure, but what I ask is why this works:
> 
>  def Module1.hello ; end
> 
> end this fails:
> 
>  def Module1::Module2.hello ; end
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Iņaki Baz Castillo
> <ibc@aliax.net>
>