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2013-09_29_class_variables.rb
class MyClass
@@number_of_objects = 0
def self.how_many_objects?
@@number_of_objects
end
def initialize
@@number_of_objects = @@number_of_objects.next # 'number_of_objects' asscesible to object instances of the class. (i.e. initialize is an instance method..)
end
def foo
end
end
class BetterMyClass < MyClass
def bar
end
end
a = MyClass.new
b = BetterMyClass.new
p MyClass.how_many_objects? #=> 2
p BetterMyClass.how_many_objects? #=> 2
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