From: Christoph <chr_news@...>
Date: 2002-09-14T23:45:29+09:00
Subject: Re: private variables


"GOTO Kentaro" <gotoken@notwork.org> wrote in message
news:200209132224.g8DMOBND083769@miso.k.notwork.org...
> At Sat, 14 Sep 2002 07:16:14 +0900,
> Tom Sawyer wrote:
> > what do you mean by nested local variable? is that suppose to be the
> > same thing as noninheritable instance variable? or are you refering the
> > other kind of "private" variables ruby already has?
>
> I meant change name. Not introducing other kind of variable.
>
>   private local variable -> nestable local variable

I tend to agree with Guy - ``block local variable'' is a more
descriptive name for me. In fact, I probably would identify
``nestable local variable'' to be the exact opposite of a
``block local variable''.

>   private instance variable -> noninheritable instance variable
>
> "private" sounds redundant and confusing, like "static" in C.

I strongly agree with you -  ``private instance variable''
is terribly  confusing - how about a
   "class local instance variable"?

/Christoph



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