On 16.05.01, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: > > The former is full form, you can do everything, define, undefine, > alias, etc. The latter is simple form. It's easier and appearance is > similar to invocation form. ok, 'alias' for example can only be used inside a class definition, so i have to use the 'class << self' form. btw. i didn't find 'define' and 'undefine' in the pickaxe book. what do you mean with these two words? does 'undefine' stand for 'undef_method'? ciao h-d -- _____________________________________________________________________ Commplex Media AG Hans-Dieter Stich Office Ulm fon: +49-7304-434997 Development Team fax: +49-7304-434998 Spatzenweg 12 mail: hdstich / commplex-media.de 89160 Dornstadt web: http://www.commplex-media.de/ _____________________________________________________________________