From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2002-11-22T19:17:18+09:00
Subject: Re: [FAQ] Multiple constructors?

Nat Pryce <nat.pryce@b13media.com> wrote:
> If you want to have different constructors for different argument types,
> define different constructors on your class.  Your code will then be
> both more flexible and more readable.   E.g. If you had a class that
> could be created with either a String and a Regexp you would define
> constructors new_from_string(a_string) and new_from_regexp(a_regexp). 

This won't let me do something like 

my_objs = input_objs.map {|i| MyClass.new(i)}

martin