From: Andrew Walrond <andrew@...>
Date: 2003-06-12T05:18:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Multiple Initialize methods?

You can't overload initialize like that in ruby.

Could you do something like

def initialize(*args) which would give you an array or args of size 
args.size

or

def.initialize(val1=nil,val2=nil) with obvious results

Andrew

Nick wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I need to create a class either with a param in the construction or nothing:
> 
> something = Object.new
> 
> or
> 
> something = Object.new(val1, val2)
> 
> I have created an emtpy initialize() method and one with the two params.  If
> I try to create the object with nothing (first version) then I get
> "ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments(0 for 2)".
> 
> class Something
>  def initialize()
>  end
>  def initialize(xdim, ydim)
>   @xdim = xdim
>   @ydim = ydim
>  end
> 
> I put the empty initialze in when things didnt work, thinking i needed at
> least a marker.
> 
> Thanks for any help,
> 
> Nick.
> 
> 
>