From: dblack@... Date: 2002-09-17T00:58:36+09:00 Subject: Re: private variables Hi -- On Tue, 17 Sep 2002, Christoph wrote: > or being my repetitive self > > _@x > > This probably breaks no (non-obfuscating) existing > code and is quite distinct from regular instance (and > local) variables. This also makes sense to me because it reads from left to right: private (_) instance variable (@x). @_x looks like "instance va... oh, did I forget to metion it was private? ...riable". David -- David Alan Black | Register for RubyConf 2002! home: dblack@candle.superlink.net | November 1-3 work: blackdav@shu.edu | Seattle, WA, USA Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav | http://www.rubyconf.com