From: dblack@...
Date: 2003-05-09T09:16:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Can a global be a constant?

Hi --

On Fri, 9 May 2003, Jim Freeze wrote:

> On Friday,  9 May 2003 at  8:57:15 +0900, dblack@superlink.net wrote:
>
> > You can use instance variables (of the object State) instead of class
> > variables, and then State becomes:
> >
> >   class State
> >     class << self
> >       attr_accessor :debug, :verbose
> >     end
> >   end
>
> Why does this not define the class method State.debug to
> set the instance variable @debug?

It does; it creates #debug and #debug= in State's singleton class, and
those methods get/set State's instance variable @debug.

> > (though this does not deal with the requirements you list later...)
> >
>
> Is that requirements list even possible?

Not sure... see [one of my] other post[s] with a question on that.


David

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