From: Matt Mongeau <halogenandtoast@...>
Date: 2013-02-21T05:47:52+09:00
Subject: Re: THE CLASS/OBJECT CHICKEN-AND-EGG PARADOX

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Maybe you could provide more detail about what you are confused about. To
help clarify the second part.

Doing

class Foo
end

is similar to doing

Foo = Class.new

There you can see Foo is an instance of Class. Everything in ruby is object
(so to say), so Foo is still an instance of an object.

foo = Foo.new

This is an instance of Object, but not an instance of Class.

Hope this helps.


2013/2/20 Xavier R. <lists@ruby-forum.com>

> Hi,
>
>
> Anyone out there could help me to understand the "THE CLASS/OBJECT
> CHICKEN-AND-EGG PARADOX". I am a newbie to this topic. The more I am
> trying to get it making me confused. So anyway to get this one easily.
>
>
> Also another topic making me confused "instance of class" and "instance
> of object" - when the second one is pretty clear,but the first one still
> not clear.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/2/20 Xavier R. <span dir=3D"ltr">&l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-foru=
m.com</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hi,<br>
<br>
<br>
Anyone out there could help me to understand the &quot;THE CLASS/OBJECT<br>
CHICKEN-AND-EGG PARADOX&quot;. I am a newbie to this topic. The more I am<b=
r>
trying to get it making me confused. So anyway to get this one easily.<br>
<br>
<br>
Also another topic making me confused &quot;instance of class&quot; and &qu=
ot;instance<br>
of object&quot; - when the second one is pretty clear,but the first one sti=
ll<br>
not clear.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br></div>

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