Is there a way to make a class that looks like several classes?
For example:
class IOArray < IO
include Array # doesn't work because Array is not a Module
# use IO methods calls to accomplish the Array methods
end
I don't need multiple inheritance. All I want is these
additional classes to appear in the ancestors list. In the
above example, IOArray could act like an IO or an Array. It
looks like evil.rb might have a solution, but is there a
non-evil way?
Is there a way to make a class that looks like several classes?
For example:
class IOArray < IO
include Array # doesn't work because Array is not a Module
# use IO methods calls to accomplish the Array methods
end
I don't need multiple inheritance. All I want is these
additional classes to appear in the ancestors list. In the
above example, IOArray could act like an IO or an Array. It
looks like evil.rb might have a solution, but is there a
non-evil way?
class IOArray < IO
def kind_of?(cl)
Array == cl || super
end
end
x=IOArray.allocate
=> #<IOArray:0x10184258>
x.kind_of? Array
=> true
But seriously, for what do you need that? I can't think of an application
where I would want to make something look like an Array without being one.
Maybe it's rather Enumerable that you want?