From: Bilbo <allt@...>
Date: 2003-04-19T08:35:30+09:00
Subject: Extend initialize method in String Class

Hi

My first Ruby newbie question.

I am trying to extend the String class by
incorporating a VB string class I wrote.  In order to
do this I need to add some code the ths String
initialize method.  Here is what I'm trying do do:


require 'win32ole'

class String
  
def initialize (v)
    @s = WIN32OLE.new('Apputility.clString')
    @s.assign = v
    String.initialize (v)
end
  
def countOf (v)  
     @s.countof(v)
end

The user programmer would code something like:
myString = "hello world"
puts myString.countOf('o')
              or
myString = String.new("hello world")
puts myString.countOf('o')


If I code "myString = String.new("hello world")" then
the new initialize method is invoked and the
original is not.
If I code "myString = 'hello world' then the original
initialize method is invoked and the new one is not.

Can I extend the initialize method? If so how?

Thanks in advance

Murray