Have you tried kind_of? method, i.e.
class AnArray < Array end a = AnArray.new a.kind_of? Array will return true a.kind_of? String will return false assuming I haven't miss understood your question. Dave. On 19 Jan 2011, at 21:06, Robert Rice wrote: > Hi: > > I notice that the obj.is_a? method does not work on a class constant. It only > works on an instance of the class. > > Is this the way it should work? Do I need to create a loop checking using the > superclass method to check the inheritance of a class or is there an easier > way? > > Thanks, > Bob Rice > > _______________________________________________ > MacRuby-devel mailing list > MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org > http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel _______________________________________________ MacRuby-devel mailing list MacRuby-devel@lists.macosforge.org http://lists.macosforge.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/macruby-devel