From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-05-03T22:14:34+09:00
Subject: Re: The code I forgot to include

Hi --

On Mon, 3 May 2004, Kristof Bastiaensen wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 03 May 2004 20:23:39 +0900, Jean-Hugues ROBERT wrote:
> > So I tried:
> > class MyArray < Array
> >    def self.[](*a); super[*a] end
> > end
> > x = MyArray[1,2,3] # => NoMethodError: super: no superclass method '[]'
> > 
> > I don't understand what is happening because obviously Array.[]()
> > exists. In fact it is the only class method defined by Array:
> > Array.methods( false)   # nota: false to avoid inherited methods, not in my 
> > Pickaxe
> > MyArray.methods( false) # => ["[]"] in both cases.
> 
> Perhaps that's because super works only as a method (not as
> an object).
> Try this:
> 
> class MyArray < Array
>    def self.[](*a); super(*a) end
> end

Or just:

  def self.[](*a); super; end


David

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David A. Black
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