On Jul 2, 2006, at 3:30 PM, kevin kinnett wrote:

> I am trying to simulate Eiffel's ability to make methods in a class  
> only
> available to specific other classes. I know it is probably  
> impossible to
> make methods only visible to certain other classes, but is there a way
> to make a class throw an exception if called by the wrong class?
>
> For instance:
>
> class Foo
>    def bar
>       if calling_class.class != some_other_class.class
>          raise An_Entry_Exception.new
>       end
>       ŠĶest of class
>    end
> end
>
> Specifically is there a way to see what the class of whatever is  
> calling
> a method is (like the variable 'calling_class' above)? Or does anyone
> know of a project that simulates this functionality?
>
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>

Google Binding.of_caller. It's an evil hack. Good luck.