From: "Jan E." Date: 2012-08-08T19:54:12+09:00 Subject: Re: Initializer with self Hi, This makes no sense. Even if you could redefine "self", it's certainly a bad idea to change the way objects are created. So you'll have to stick with the class method (though I have no idea what this is for). -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.