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On 3/27/06, listrecv / gmail.com <listrecv / gmail.com> wrote:
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> the parent, which seems unrubyish... I'd rather just code the parent,
> and if the child changes the URL, so be it!



and that is exactly why you should not use a  Constant.
Constants do not change, do they ;)?
You should use an instance variable and define accessor methods to it. (or
class variable for that matter)
These accessor methods are then used by the superclass.
This is a classic pattern, but I do not know its name in English, sorry.

Hope this helps
Robert




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Deux choses sont infinies : l'univers et la bóŐise humaine ; en ce qui
concerne l'univers, je n'en ai pas acquis la certitude absolue.

- Albert Einstein

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