From: "Zachary P. Landau" <kapheine@...>
Date: 2004-01-30T05:02:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is  def foo?  legal but  @foo?  illegal?

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> >....but you can't name an instance variable with one:
> >
> >    attr_reader(:foo?)
> >    def initialize
> >        @foo?=3Dtrue
> >    end
>=20
> Don't know if it is possible, but I know the above won't work because=20
> you used attr_reader which will create a getter, but no setter for foo?.=
=20
> Try changing it to attr_accessor and see if that works.

But he wasn't using the accessor in initialize, he was changing the
variable directly. foo? =3D true would be using the accessor.

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