Hi -- On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Phil Tomson wrote: > > def Object.const_missing name > puts "There is no constant: #{name}" > end > > irb(main):038:0> Foo { puts "here!"} > NoMethodError: undefined method `Foo' for main:Object > from (irb):38 > from :0 > > irb(main):039:0> Foo > There is no constant: Foo > => nil > > So the block after Foo keeps Foo from being recognized as a constant? > (apparently it's recognized as a method instead) That's what I would expect -- otherwise you'd have a situation where methods with capitalized names couldn't take blocks. The same is true of Foo() with respect to arguments. David -- David A. Black (dblack / wobblini.net) Ruby Power and Light (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com) "Ruby for Rails" chapters now available from Manning Early Access Program! http://www.manning.com/books/black