From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2003-12-10T03:46:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Adjusting the Scope of Blocks

Hi --

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Robert Klemme wrote:

> 
> "David A. Black" <dblack@wobblini.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:Pine.LNX.4.44.0312090906230.13718-100000@wobblini.net...
> >  Actually I feel that "self.instance_eval" should be
> > a no-op, since what it conveys (absent the magic) is: execute what
> > follows, setting self to what it already is.
> 
> Not exactly, it overrides any setting of self in the environment that
> cometh with the block / closure.  IOW, the closure's env is modified for
> this call so that "self" points to the invoking "self" and not the "self"
> at the time of definition.  So it is not really a noop.

I know it isn't.  I said I feel that it (self.instance_eval) *should
be* a no-op.  

Still mulling over Guy's class_eval thing... :-)


David

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David A. Black
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