[MacRuby-devel] MacRuby classes delete/overwrite Objective-C classes?

[Mark Rada]

One day I'll get this question answering thing done correctly. 

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On 2011-02-11, at 20:05, Matt Aimonetti <mattaimonetti at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do MacRuby classes completely overwrite Objective-C classes if you load one in with the same class name?
> 
> Just to be clear, the answer is no ;)
> 
> - Matt
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Feb 11, 2011, at 17:00, Mark Rada <mrada at marketcircle.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Robert,
>> 
>> Classes in ruby are open, which means that if you define it in multiple places, you get one class with things from all the definitions definitions.
>> 
>> However, if you define the same methods, then which ever method you define last is the one that will exist. There are also techniques for concatenating methods. 
>> 
>> If you want two classes with the same name two remain separate, consider using a module to create a namespace. 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iDevice
>> 
>> On 2011-02-11, at 17:54, Robert Payne <robertpayne at me.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey All,
>>> 
>>> Do MacRuby classes completely overwrite Objective-C classes if you load one in with the same class name? I'm just testing the best way to communicate to a MacRuby class from an Objective-C class and wanted to make sure.
>>> 
>>> Robert Payne
>>> Interactive Developer
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