From: Tobias Nurmiranta <spyck@...>
Date: 2004-04-15T23:56:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Class#method (Was: Re: [bug] Array#fetch weird second argument)

On Thu, 15 Apr 2004, Tim Sutherland wrote:
> In article <Pine.GSO.4.51L2.0404150105460.5004@nazgul.lysator.liu.se>, Tobias
> Nurmiranta wrote:
> >I often see the SmallTalkish syntax Class#method in texts in this forum,
> >as the subject in this mail. Wouldn't it be nice if it was part of the
> >Ruby syntax as well, not just the "discussion syntax". So instead of
> >method(:foo) you could write Class#foo or self#foo, or maybe even #foo.
> >
> >But since the "#" is used for comments, it might get a bit ambigious. ^_^
> >,	Tobias
>
> Class#foo means an instance method `foo' of the class `Class'.

Hmm, maybe it wasn't so thought through :). It will probably just
confuse with semantics like this:

class C
  def f()
    3
  end

  def C.g()
    4
  end
end

x = C.new
y = x#f        # same as x.method(:f)
y.call => 3

a = C#g        # same as C.method(:g)
a.call => 4

Ehm, well forget it. :)
,	Tobias