From: Austin Ziegler <austin@...>
Date: 2002-11-09T23:39:36+09:00
Subject: Re: [FAQ] Why use 'include'

On Sat, 9 Nov 2002 20:12:57 +0900, ts wrote:
>>>>>> "E" == Eric Schwartz <emschwar@fc.hp.com> writes:
>E> All this takes effect in the most restrictive lexical scope
>E> available. If you do this inside a class definition, only that
>E> class will be able to use the short forms. If you do it inside
>E> another module definition, the entire module can use those short
>E> forms. If you do it at the top of a file, everything in that
>E> file can use the short forms.
> Well, I've not understood what you are trying to say. Can you
> explain what is "the most restrictive lexical scope available" ?
> 
> pigeon% cat c.rb
> module M
>   class A; end
> end
> 
> include M
> 
> pigeon% cat b.rb
> #!/usr/bin/ruby
> require 'c'
> p A.new
>
> pigeon% b.rb
> #<M::A:0x401ad860> 

Well, A.new is still an M::A, but it's just been made part of the
object's current lexical scope. At least that's how I interpret the
statement.

-austin
-- Austin Ziegler, austin@halostatue.ca on 2002.11.09 at 09.35.24