From: dblack@...
Date: 2003-08-13T21:53:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Nested class/module namespace

Hi --

On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Gavin Sinclair wrote:

> On Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 9:39:28 PM, dblack wrote:
>
> >> [...] To my way of thinking, the only thing that should be
> >> important in an execution context is the value of "self".  [...]
>
> > Keep in mind, though, that this isn't the only such situation in Ruby.
> > See my previous post with the class_eval example;
>
> I agree with Nathan that what goes on in "eval" and friends is a
> different matter, although I'd be happy if it were less surprising.

I always thought that klass.class_eval and obj.instance_eval were
defined precisely as "switching self to {klass|obj}" for the
duration of the string or block, so I'd think they relate closely
to the "self"-centered (so to speak :-) view.


David

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