From: David Garamond <davegaramond@...>
Date: 2003-01-23T22:42:07+09:00
Subject: Re: POLS (with one case: "class variable")

Justin White wrote:
>> i'm mostly concerned with terminology. when people wants "class 
>> variable", they actually want "instance variable of class" in ruby.
> 
> which do you want, instance variables or class variables? they're both 
> inherited by subclasses, just as both kinds of methods are. there is 
> only one instance of each _class definition_, and hence only one 
> instance of class variables and class methods. unless you redefine them 
> in the subclass, the ascentor's class methods will be used.

as mauricio pointed out, i was talking about "class instance variable" 
(instance variable @var that is declard directly under the class 
definition, not under method definition). is this somehow inherited to 
subclasses too like a class variable (@@var)?

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dave