From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2003-09-11T13:59:12-07:00
Subject: Re: Passing an Object Class from a method  to a caller


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RLMuller (RLMuller@comcast.net) wrote:

> obj =3D "abc"
> print "Type of object '#{obj.to_s}' is '#{getTypeOf(obj).to_s}'\n\n}"
>=20
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>=20
> Here's what I get when running under SciTE:
>=20
> ndex =3D 2: Type =3D 'String'
> Type of object 'abc' is ''
>=20
>  =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>=20
> I originally tried to place the .to_s after "result" in the
> subroutine, instead of after the invocation of getTypeOf, to no
> avail.
>=20
> Any ideas?

Why not instead use obj.class.name:

obj =3D "abc"
puts "Type of object '#{obj}' is #{obj.class.name}"

--=20
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