Methods attach themselves to whatever the current class is when they are defined. If self is a class when the method is defined, then the method becomes an instance method in that class. If self is not a class when the method is defined, then the current class is self's class.
puts self puts self.class --output:-- main Object def do_stuff end self is the object called 'main', which ruby creates for you on startup, and it is not a class, so do_stuff() attaches to self's class, which is Object. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
