El Martes, 12 de Enero de 2010, BlueHandTalking escribi > If you have a class 'Thing' > > does name of instance variable have to be: > > @thing = Thing.new > > or is > > @widget = Thing.new > > O.k. to use? local_aaa = Thing.new CONSTANT_BBB = Thing.new $global_ccc = Thing.new _a_n_y_ = Thing.new @attribute_1 = Thing.new @@class_var2 = Thing.new *any* is valid, so any kind of attribute name is also valid. Again I think you ask this because Rails conventions. If so remember please that this is a Ruby maillist, and Rails rules/conventions are not a must here. -- Iñáki Baz Castillo <ibc / aliax.net>