From: Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@...>
Date: 2003-02-19T13:20:37+09:00
Subject: Re: module This::Encompassing::That

On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, 3:05:48 PM, Yukihiro wrote:

> Hi,

> In message "Re: module This::Encompassing::That"
>     on 03/02/19, Gavin Sinclair <gsinclair@soyabean.com.au> writes:

|>>   tmp = D
|>>   module A
|>>     class B < tmp
|>>     end
|>>   end
> |
> |Isn't
> |
> |  class A::B < ::D
> |
> |equivalent here?

> Yes.  But it can be something like

>  module Foo
>    class A::B < D
>    end
>  end

> where search for D start from Foo, then toplevel (Object).

Best to be explicit, IMO.  This is syntax sugar, not the solution to
every problem.

Gavin