2010/1/28 Robert Klemme <shortcutter / googlemail.com>: > 2010/1/28 Gene Shuman <geneshuman / gmail.com>: >> Actualy, I can do that. ¨Β κυστ ξεεδ το νοδιζω ιτ εψτεςξαμμω αζτεςχαςδσ >> by name. > > What exactly are you trying to do? ¨Βεςε§οξχαωΊ > > module Foo > ¨Βττςίαγγεσσος Ίβας > end > > String.extend Foo > > irb(main):009:0> String.bar = "nonsense" > => "nonsense" > irb(main):010:0> String.bar > => "nonsense" > irb(main):011:0> PS: this is not a class variable in the "classical" sense, e.g. a variable starting with "@@" (e.g. @@bar). It's an instance variable of the class. Kind regards robert -- remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/