From: Matt Mongeau <halogenandtoast@...>
Date: 2013-03-20T16:12:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Confusion with has object creation.

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This is the method

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0/Hash.html#method-c-5B-5D

You can indeed overwrite it:

irb(main):001:0> class Hash
irb(main):002:1> def self.[](*args)
irb(main):003:2> {}
irb(main):004:2> end
irb(main):005:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):006:0> Hash['1','2']
=> {}


On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Hans Mackowiak <lists@ruby-forum.com>wrote:

> Hash[] only call methods that you can not overwrite... it allocates the
> Hash without calling initialize.
>
> Hash[obj] with only one argument does some kind of Magic too (because it
> trys to convert into an Hash and if that fails, try to convert into
> Array)
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">This is the method<div><br></div><div><a href=3D"http://ww=
w.ruby-doc.org/core-2.0/Hash.html#method-c-5B-5D">http://www.ruby-doc.org/c=
ore-2.0/Hash.html#method-c-5B-5D</a><br></div><div><br></div><div style>You=
 can indeed overwrite it:</div>
<div style><br></div><div style><div>irb(main):001:0&gt; class Hash</div><d=
iv>irb(main):002:1&gt; def self.[](*args)</div><div>irb(main):003:2&gt; {}<=
/div><div>irb(main):004:2&gt; end</div><div>irb(main):005:1&gt; end</div>
<div>=3D&gt; nil</div><div>irb(main):006:0&gt; Hash[&#39;1&#39;,&#39;2&#39;=
]</div><div>=3D&gt; {}</div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 20, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Hans Mackowiak=
 <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_b=
lank">lists@ruby-forum.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hash[] only call methods that you can not ov=
erwrite... it allocates the<br>
Hash without calling initialize.<br>
<br>
Hash[obj] with only one argument does some kind of Magic too (because it<br=
>
trys to convert into an Hash and if that fails, try to convert into<br>
Array)<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>

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