Method Naming Conflicts

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	Ruby Way By Hal Fulton Slots : 1.0
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Method names can coincide with keywords or local/constant variable names. This is usually not a problem because the dot notation makes things clear.

 class MyClass  def end   # keyword as method name  puts "The End"  end end obj = MyClass.new obj.end    # The End 

Local variables may be confused with a private method of the same name, since private methods can be called without dot notation or parentheses, so be careful.

 def var    # method belongs to Object class by default  "not 5" end puts var   # not 5 var = 5    # local variable puts var   # 5 puts var()   # not 5 

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