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Diffstat (limited to 'object.c')
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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -2544,10 +2544,16 @@ rb_f_array(VALUE obj, VALUE arg) * Classes in Ruby are first-class objects---each is an instance of * class <code>Class</code>. * - * When a new class is created (typically using <code>class Name ... - * end</code>), an object of type <code>Class</code> is created and - * assigned to a global constant (<code>Name</code> in this case). When - * <code>Name.new</code> is called to create a new object, the + * Typically, you create a new class by using: + * + * class Name + * # some class describing the class behavior + * end + * + * When a new class is created, an object of type Class is initialized and + * assigned to a global constant (<code>Name</code> in this case). + * + * When <code>Name.new</code> is called to create a new object, the * <code>new</code> method in <code>Class</code> is run by default. * This can be demonstrated by overriding <code>new</code> in * <code>Class</code>: @@ -2670,13 +2676,18 @@ rb_f_array(VALUE obj, VALUE arg) /* Document-class: Object * - * Object is the root of Ruby's class hierarchy. Its methods are available - * to all classes unless explicitly overridden. + * Object is the default root of all Ruby objects. Object inherits from + * BasicObject which allows creating alternate object hierarchies. Methods + * on object are available to all classes unless explicitly overridden. * * Object mixes in the Kernel module, making the built-in kernel functions - * globally accessible. Although the instance methods of Object are defined + * globally accessible. Although the instance methods of Object are defined * by the Kernel module, we have chosen to document them here for clarity. * + * When referencing constants in classes inheriting from Object you do not + * need to use the full namespace. For example, referencing +File+ inside + * +YourClass+ will find the top-level File class. + * * In the descriptions of Object's methods, the parameter <i>symbol</i> refers * to a symbol, which is either a quoted string or a Symbol (such as * <code>:name</code>). |