From: ts Date: 2003-12-03T02:07:25+09:00 Subject: Re: Attempted roadmap of future instance variables.... >>>>> "D" == David A Black writes: D> I think that @_ and @ variables would behave identically when it came D> to Class objects' instance variables What do you expect ? class A @_m = 'A::_m' @m = 'A::m' def self.a p @m, @_m end end class B < A @_m = 'B::_m' @m = 'B::m' def self.a p @m, @_m super end end B.a Guy Decoux