From: Gennady Bystritsky <gennady-ruby@...>
Date: 2012-08-08T19:48:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Initializer with self

On Aug 8, 2012, at 3:32 AM, Iwan B. wrote:

> I have tho classes A and B1, and b is defined as:
> 
> a = A.new
> b = a.foo # b is an instance of class B1
> 
> I would like to define b directly:
> b = B2.new
> 
> where the class B2 is defined:
> class B2
>  def initialize
>    a = A.new
>    self = a.foo # <<< error!
>  end
> ...
> end
> 
> But i cannot define self in the constructor...
> 

You cannot re-define self, it is defined for you to be the current instance of class B2. Why do you need it? Even if it were possible, don't you find it weird - you create and instance of B2 with B2.new, but get back the instance of B1?

Gennady.