# Re: changing the type of a variable **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 10, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676 "2006-05-10T21:10:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676/1 "2006-05-10T21:10:06Z")
You may need to restart your Rails application so that your changes may be picked up. Gennady. ---
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676/2 "2006-05-10T21:19:38Z")
Gennady B. wrote: > You may need to restart your Rails application so that your changes may > be picked up. > > Gennady. Without wanting to sound really dumb, how do I restart a Rails app. As far as I can see, the only thing that is actually running is the server (WEBrick), which I had already tried restarting, without success… :-/ ---
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676/3 "2006-05-10T21:31:35Z")
On 5/10/06, Allison N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Gennady B. wrote: > > > You may need to restart your Rails application so that your changes may > > be picked up. > > > > Gennady. > > Without wanting to sound really dumb, how do I restart a Rails app. As > far as I can see, the only thing that is actually running is the server > (WEBrick), which I had already tried restarting, without success… :-/ You will probably get better results from the Rails-specific list or forum. [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Please note that if you’re using Ruby-Forum to access information on Ruby and Rails, you are posting to a mailing list through a forum interface. -austin ---
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676/4 "2006-05-10T21:35:29Z")
Austin Z. wrote: > On 5/10/06, Allison N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Gennady B. wrote: > > > > > You may need to restart your Rails application so that your changes may > > > be picked up. > > > > > > Gennady. > > > > Without wanting to sound really dumb, how do I restart a Rails app. As > > far as I can see, the only thing that is actually running is the server > > (WEBrick), which I had already tried restarting, without success… :-/ > > You will probably get better results from the Rails-specific list or > forum. > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > Please note that if you’re using Ruby-Forum to access information on > Ruby and Rails, you are posting to a mailing list through a forum > interface. > > -austin Maybe, but as I said, I’m a newbie when it comes to ruby, and really, from where I stand, this looks to be a ruby thing, not a Rails thing. Does the Ruby VM remember the types of variables even across sessions? How do I start a VM session anyway? How can I reset the VM? ---
**Author:** ![Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@Gennady\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gennady_B)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2006, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-changing-the-type-of-a-variable/94676/5 "2006-05-10T21:40:43Z")
On 5/10/06, Allison N. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Maybe, but as I said, I’m a newbie when it comes to ruby, and really, > from where I stand, this looks to be a ruby thing, not a Rails thing. > Does the Ruby VM remember the types of variables even across sessions? > How do I start a VM session anyway? How can I reset the VM? There is no Ruby VM as you’d understand it. If you have something remembering the type of an object – not a variable; variables are typeless here – then it is probably a Rails problem. This is only something that could possibly affect long-running processes. -austin