From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-07-04T16:54:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Using & for arrays of objects


"Rudolf Polzer" <denshimeiru-sapmctacher@durchnull.ath.cx> schrieb im
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> Scripsit ille �Robert Klemme� <bob.news@gmx.net>:
> > "Rudolf Polzer" <denshimeiru-sapmctacher@durchnull.ath.cx> schrieb im
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> >
> > > class Human < Beer
> >
> > Hm, I find this modeling a tad bit unrealistic.
>
> Beer = Be-er = someone who is ^_^
>
> Didn't you read the (misplaced) comment?

I did but obviously this eluded me. :-)

> > > i = Human.new()
> >
> > In fact we both made an error here: you need a factory and a helper
class
> > (both sub classes of Human) to create a new Human.
>
> Which Ruby doesn't support: an object cannot be created without using
> a constructor.

No OO language that I know does (maybe JavaScript), but you can have
factories nevertheless.  And you might hide the constructor from the
public somewhere deep in the womb of the factory.

> So how is the "first" object created?

I guess you'll find out quite easily by looking into Ruby source code. :-)

    robert