Ruby Programming Language :: classes within a module?


	classes within a module? Why do Rubyists generally hold a number of classes within a module? cheers aidy On May 28, 10:31 am, "aidy.le@googlemail.com" <aidy.le@googlemail.com> wrote: > Why do Rubyists generally hold a number of classes within a module? If you're working on a library to do X, and I'm working on a library to do Y, and someone else wants to use both libraries in his application; if we each put our code inside XStuff and YStuff, respectively, then he won't have to worry about whether we both use a class named Foo for unrelated purposes. Otherwise, the open classes in ruby would mean that one definition might trounce parts of another and neither one would likely work correctly except by luck. There are other reasons for putting classes in a module, but this is likely the main one. (Although there are other uses for modules as well -- especially for use as mixins). -- Regards, John Wilger