comp.lang.ruby

Rob Biedenharn

1/11/2009 8:43:00 PM

On Jan 11, 2009, at 3:34 PM, nemlet@gmail.com wrote:

> Here is an example.
>
> #!/usr/bin/ruby
>
> class A
>
> end
>
> class A
class B
>
> def method_one
> x = C.new
> puts x.blah
> end

end
>
>
> end
>
> class A
class C
>
> def blah
> puts "I want this one"
> end
end
>
> end
>
> class C
>
> def blah
> puts "this is the wrong one"
> end
>
> end
>
> ab = A::B.new
> ab.method_one
>
>
>
>
> As you can see when you run it you get the blah out of ::C NOT A::C
> which I was expecting. Is there a way to be able to say C.new inside
> of A::B and have it check the A:: Namespace first?

I don't remember the details of "why", but "class A::C; end" opens the
A:: scope differently from "class A; class C; end; end". When you
make the "class A" namespace explicit, you get the behavior you were
expecting.

-Rob

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