From: Student Jr Date: 2013-02-07T09:56:51+09:00 Subject: Re: using an instance variable inside a method Actually, there is another reason to avoid self.method. self.method has the security level of protected--you can only access private methods via self.send. Just say no. And is sounds like Jesus has actually worked with deep documentation. :) -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.