From: Dave Thomas <Dave@...>
Date: 2001-01-15T08:40:03+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:9312] Re: Redefining singleton methods & C - function pointers

"Christoph Rippel" <crippel@primenet.com> writes:

> > That would make object instantiation somewhat difficult....
> Sorry I am probably (even) slow(er then usual) today. Could
> you be more specific?  I don't see what problem you would
> get with object instantiation  if #append_features would
> adapt the behavior of #new
> A = Class.new
> B = Class.new A
> def A.s
>     p id
> end
> A.s # 83990138
> 
> B.s # 83990118

Simply that to be consistent, .new is a singleton method, so the
behavior of .new itself might be tricky if you allowed the inheritance 
of singletons methods.

Do you have a particular problem in mind?


Dave