require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__) require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes', __FILE__) describe "Kernel#instance_variables" do describe "immediate values" do it "returns an empty array if no instance variables are defined" do 0.instance_variables.should == [] end it "returns the correct array if an instance variable is added" do a = 0 lambda{ a.instance_variable_set("@test", 1) }.should raise_error(RuntimeError) end end describe "regular objects" do it "returns an empty array if no instance variables are defined" do Object.new.instance_variables.should == [] end it "returns the correct array if an instance variable is added" do a = Object.new a.instance_variable_set("@test", 1) a.instance_variables.should == [:@test] end end end