Hi

I have embedded Ruby in C++ application. I want to define multiple
"initialize" method in the Ruby class. Please let me know which sequence
of call is required to implement it? I tried following sequence of call
but it is not working. It only defines last "initialize" method.

Code snapshot:
####################
// Define class under “MyModule� module
mMyClass = rb_define_class_under(mMyModule, "MyClass", rb_cObject);
rb_gc_register_address(&mMyClass);
// Define “initialize� method without any parameter
rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(defaultInitialize) , 0);
// Define “initialize� method with one parameter
rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(initialize1), 1);
####################

In above code, it is only calling “initialize1� which accepts single
parameter. Please let me know what is wrong in above code snapshot and
correct it so I can define more than one “initialize� method in same
class.
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On 3/10/08, Chirag Mistry <chirag80bece@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have embedded Ruby in C++ application. I want to define multiple
> "initialize" method in the Ruby class. Please let me know which sequence
> of call is required to implement it? I tried following sequence of call
> but it is not working. It only defines last "initialize" method.
>
> Code snapshot:
> ####################
> // Define class under "MyModule" module
> mMyClass = rb_define_class_under(mMyModule, "MyClass", rb_cObject);
> rb_gc_register_address(&mMyClass);
> // Define "initialize" method without any parameter
> rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
> reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(defaultInitialize) , 0);
> // Define "initialize" method with one parameter
> rb_define_method(mMyClass, "initialize",
> reinterpret_cast<VALUE(*)(...)>(initialize1), 1);
> ####################
>
> In above code, it is only calling "initialize1" which accepts single
> parameter. Please let me know what is wrong in above code snapshot and
> correct it so I can define more than one "initialize" method in same
> class.

It can't be done. Ruby doesn't have the concept of overloading.

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