From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2002-12-02T02:19:46+09:00
Subject: Re: class << self  (was Re: [FAQ] What do some of Ruby's symbols mean?)

>>>>> "H" == Hal E Fulton <hal9000@hypermetrics.com> writes:

H> But then, I find that "def self.meth" seems to
H> work fine...

 it work fine, but sometimes it exist a difference

pigeon% cat b.rb
#!/usr/bin/ruby
class A
   B = 12
   def self.a
      puts "class method A::a : #{B}"
   end

   class << self
      B = 24
      def b
         puts "class method A::b : #{B}"
      end
   end
end

A::a
A::b
pigeon% 

pigeon% b.rb
class method A::a : 12
class method A::b : 24
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux