From: Conrad Schneiker <schneik@...>
Date: 2000-12-14T07:49:57+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:7177] Multiple constructors.

Hi,

Someone asked me the following question. Is there some clever way to deal 
with this?

# When creating a class, is "initialize" the only form of constructor?
# 
# Is it possible to define multiple constructors that have a different
# set of input parameters?
# 
# I suspect if I want to use variable input parameters to the
# constructor I will have to pass an array (or reference) and then
# test for the number and type of parameters and then initialize
# accordingly.  In otherwords do my own type matching on the parameter
# list.
# 
# Is that about right?  Or am I making this way to complicated?

Conrad Schneiker
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