From: "Mauricio Fernández" <batsman.geo@...>
Date: 2003-07-18T02:29:39+09:00
Subject: Re: instance_eval("class") error/bug???

On Fri, Jul 18, 2003 at 02:22:07AM +0900, walter@mwsewall.com wrote:
> if I try someObject.instance_eval("class") I get :
> 
> in `instance_eval': (eval):1:in `instance_eval': compile error 
> (SyntaxError)
> (eval):1: syntax error
> class
> 
> I am using PragProgs install for 1.8 for Windows.  Is this expected 
> or a bug?  

I guess it's expected, you'd have to do self.class to make it work:

>> class
SyntaxError: compile error
(irb):1: syntax error
        from (irb):1
>> type
(irb):3: warning: Object#type is deprecated; use Object#class
=> Object
>> "a".instance_eval{self.class}
=> String

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