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# method_missing:  It's a dirty beast when it comes to dealing with 'self'!

class Something

  def something_else=(rhs)
    @something_else = 3
  end

  def something_else
    @something_else
  end

  def run
    puts "self.something = 1"
    self.something = 1
    puts "something = 2"
    something = 2
    puts "something_else = 3"
    something_else = 3
    puts "self.something_else = 4"
    self.something_else = 4

    puts "self.something: #{self.something}"
    puts "something: #{something}"
    puts "self.something_else: #{self.something_else}"
    puts "something_else: #{something_else}"
  end


  def method_missing(name, *args)
    if name == :something=
      @something = args.first
    elsif name == :something
      @something
    else
      super
    end
  end

end

Something.new.run

# self.something = 1
# something = 2
# something_else = 3
# self.something_else = 4
# self.something: 1
# something: 2
# self.something_else: 3
# something_else: 3