From: Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng <hgs@...>
Date: 2003-12-10T05:24:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Inheriting variables, super, and "not super"?

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, T. Onoma wrote:

> On Tuesday 09 December 2003 06:17 pm, Hugh Sasse Staff Elec Eng wrote:
>
> I'm not sure I understand you, but I'm interested in what it is you are
> attempting. Might you not use a redefinable responder method? (aka don't
> forget about our tusting duck typing ;)
>
>   class Y < Z
>     def initialize()
>       @y_var = 0
>       if initiator == Y
>         y_init
>       end
>     end
>     def initiator
>       Y
>     end
>   end
>
>   class X < Y
        [...]
>     def initiator
>       X
>     end
>   end
>

Yes, that might be better.  I wonder if we can avoid having to
repeat the method definition though?
> T.
>
> > Any ideas?  Apart from "If you're in a hole, stop digging" :-)
>
> Dig to China! :)

I think from here (.ac.uk) it would be Australia :-)
>

        Hugh