From: Christoph <chr_news@...>
Date: 2002-08-13T08:29:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Q) about singleton methods and access control


"Bennett, Patrick" wrote
....
>
> Maybe I'm missing something here, but.... I called it from an instance.
> You saw the 'testObj = A.new' - right?

No, the call is on the  ``class Level'' -  for example I get

---
in class_meth self = A with self.type = Class
in class_meth self is still = A with self.type = Class
in an_instance_method  self = #<A:0x2789ad8> with self.type = A
---

when running

---
class A
   def A.class_meth
        puts "in class_meth self = #{self} with self.type = #{type}"
        obj = A.new
        puts "in class_meth self is still = #{self} with self.type =
#{type}"
   end
  # versus
   def an_instance_method
        puts "in an_instance_method  self = #{self} with self.type =
#{type}"
    end
 end

A.class_meth
inst = A.new
inst.an_instance_method
---

> That works(!)... but why?  (scratching head)
> Why does send bypass access control?

Well it does, so just use it ...


/Christoph