From: Jilani Khaldi <jilanik@...>
Date: 2000-09-04T19:47:52+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:4777] Re: Module vs. Class

> Two purpose; to provide merely a namespace, and to implement mix-in.
>
> Module is a superclass of Class.  And modules cannot:
>
>   * be inherited
>   * instantiate an object
>
> But they can be included from other classes/modules, where classes
> cannot be included.

> FYI, module inclusion is the only way to implement multiple
> inheritance in Ruby.

And perhaps to "simulate" the inner classes feature of Java?

Jilani

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