On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:13 PM, Chris Gardner
<chris.r.gardner / gmail.com> wrote:
> In metaprogramming, I know how to get the instance variable names from
> an Object (through instance_variables).  ¨ֲפטועקבפן חופטום זעןם
> a Class?

Hello Chris, before answering your question, let me ask: does
#instance_variables really work the way you think it does?
Consider:
$: irb
01> class Foo
02>   def initialize
03>     @bar = 'bar'
04>   end
05>   def baz=(arg)
06>     @baz = arg
07>   end
08> end
--> nil
09> Foo.new.instance_variables
--> [:@bar]

Why isn't @baz listed?
What would you have to do before it would be listed?

Ponder on that, then read over this previous thread:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/107601

Hope that gives you some new perspectives (and eventually, the answer
to your original question!)

Cheers,
lasitha