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class Singleton

A Ruby-specific singleton class.

Definitions

def container?

A singleton class is a container for other definitions.

Signature
returns　Boolean

Implementation

 
def container?
	true
end

def nested?

Typically, a singleton class does not contain other definitions.

Signature
returns　Boolean

Implementation

 
def nested?
	false
end

def short_form

The short form of the class. e.g. class << self.

Implementation

 
def short_form
	"class << #{@name}"
end

def path

The lexical scope as an array of names. e.g. [:Decode, :Definition]

Signature
returns　Array

Implementation

 
def path
	if @path
		# Cached version:
		@path
	else
		@path = [*self.absolute_path, *self.path_name]
	end
end