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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc | 9 |
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Sat Jan 5 13:58:59 2013 Eric Hodel <drbrain@segment7.net> + + * doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc: Improved description of methods + on a module or class as suggested by Tobias Buhlmann + Sat Jan 5 13:38:07 2013 Masaki Matsushita <glass.saga@gmail.com> * string.c (rb_str_enumerate_lines): fix invalid byte sequence error diff --git a/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc b/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc index 4710dcf3cb..cca9dc2563 100644 --- a/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc +++ b/doc/syntax/modules_and_classes.rdoc @@ -120,8 +120,13 @@ If a constant is defined at the top-level you may preceded it with === Methods -Class methods (also known as module functions, see Module#module_function) may -be called directly. +For method definition documentation see the {syntax documentation for +methods}[rdoc-ref:doc/syntax/methods.rdoc]. + +Class methods may be called directly. (This is slightly confusing, but a +method on a module is often called a "class method" instead of a "module +method". See also Module#module_function which can convert an instance method +into a class method.) When a class method references a constant it uses the same rules as referencing it outside the method as the scope is the same. |