invoking class method within class definition

[T.G.]

Hi,
consider following code:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
class Foo
def self.bar
puts "class method called"
end

def some_method
Foo.bar # -----> self.bar will not work here
end
end

foo = Foo.new
foo.some_method

although I can define the class method using "self", I have to use
class name to invoke the class method within the class. it would be
nice if I can invoke class method without explicitly using it's name,
so when I change my class name, I only need to change it in one place.
any way to do this?

Thanks!

 

[John Wilger]

class Foo
def self.bar
puts "class method called"
end

def some_method
Foo.bar # -----> self.bar will not work here
end
end

def some_method
self.class.bar
end

will do what you want. Remember that inside #some_method, "self"
refers to the instantiated object, not the class itself.

--
Regards,
John Wilger

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