@@CONST versus CONST in class

1

Hi,

I always wonder what the difference is, and what is good practice to define a class (or module) constant:
class X;MYCONT=1;end
class X;@@MYCONT=1;end

Thanks

2

Hi,

I would suggest to define the constant this way:

So, you could invoke it like that:

3

Hi,

Thanks for having given an answer.
The style guide is useful.

my take would be:
1- for constants, use:

class X
  A=1
end

2- not use:

class X
  @@A=1
end

I found it interesting in that it allows to limit the visibility of the const to the class and children.
nevertheless; it has the problem that class variables in parent are modified when assigning in child class. So the style guide says to not use class variables (and constants) @@
example:

class X;@@A=1;def a;@@A;end;end
class Y<X;@@A=2;end
X.new.a
=> 2
Y.new.a
=> 2

not even a warning or const redef. not what I wanted…
3- to modify constant visibility, use:

class X
  A=1
  B="2"
  private_constant :A,:B
end