From: Sean Ross <sross@...>
Date: 2003-12-25T04:21:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Is there a way to use "def self.new" to do the job of "def initialize"?

"Jamis Buck" <jgb3@email.byu.edu> wrote in message
news:3FE9DDF4.5070009@email.byu.edu...
> However, with eval magic, you can do it:
>
>   def C.new( a )
>     obj = allocate
>     obj.instance_eval { @a = a }
>     obj
>   end
>
> It just feels kind of klunky to me (and an invasion of C's privacy) to
> use instance_eval like that...

Hi.

Thank you. I agree it does feel "klunky". But it can be done. Very cool.
I won't use it, I just wanted to know whether it could be done.

Thanks for satisfying my curiousity,
Sean