Hi -- On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, Thomas B. wrote: >> Is def the only method that uses the current class value? > > I suppose yes (probably alias also). But in fact it's not a method, not > even a private one. It must be something else, that cannot be hacked > easily (oh no, are there such things in Ruby?). It's a keyword. David -- Rails training from David A. Black and Ruby Power and Light: Intro to Ruby on Rails January 12-15 Fort Lauderdale, FL Advancing with Rails January 19-22 Fort Lauderdale, FL * * Co-taught with Patrick Ewing! See http://www.rubypal.com for details and updates!