From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-07-18T01:23:44+09:00
Subject: Re: Parser/execution question

>>>>> "J" == Justin Johnson <justinj@mobiusent.com> writes:

J> these are actually at 'Object' level.  Does this mean that there is scope
J> open for 'Object' at the very top level?

 At top level
   * self is an instance of Object
   * class is Object

pigeon% ruby -e 'p self, self.type'
main
Object
pigeon% 

 methods defined at top level are private methods.

J> class Object
J>   a = "hello"
J>   def test
J>     p "test"
J>   end
J> end

 You have defined a public method of Object.

 Be carefull with Object#test because ruby define the method Kernel#test


Guy Decoux