Class Method Definition - Unrecognized Syntax

Ruby
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I am studying the source code contained in session.rb in an effort to
understand how it works. I am encountering various instances of syntax
that I don’t understand. I’m sure Google would be my friend if I knew
what terms to use as search criteria. I’m hoping that I can post a few
of them here for clarification without being overly burdensome.

The first strange syntax that I encountered was what was apparently a
class definition in the Session class: Here’s the syntax:

def Session::create_new_id

In this case the separator between the identity of the class and the
name of the method is a double colon rather than the usual period.
What is the significance of using a double-colon as a separator?

Thanks for any input.

 ... doug
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Hi,

Doug J. wrote in post #1071097:

def Session::create_new_id

In this case the separator between the identity of the class and the
name of the method is a double colon rather than the usual period.
What is the significance of using a double-colon as a separator?

There’s none, it’s just a different syntax. Some people prefer the
double colon to specifically mark “class methods”.

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There’s none, it’s just a different syntax. Some people prefer the
double colon to specifically mark “class methods”.

That certainly clarifies that issue. Thanks!

 ... doug