From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-11-22T00:44:27+09:00
Subject: Re: [FAQ] Interpreted vs compiled [FAQ] defining methods anywhere

>>>>> "J" == Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> writes:

J> class Fred
J>   def fred; puts "1"; end
J>   fred
J> end

J> is different than

J> def fred; puts "1"; end
J> fred

J> because self=main and not a class?

 You have partially found :-)

 At toplevel, self is an instance of Object

J> the top level is a special case. No?

 Try this

   class Object
      def fred; puts "1"; end
      p self, self.class
      fred
   end

 Object is a special class in the ruby hierarchy


Guy Decoux