# Re: class variable weirdness

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-class-variable-weirdness/97474>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 26, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-class-variable-weirdness/97474 "2006-01-26T06:44:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**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:** [January 26, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-class-variable-weirdness/97474/1 "2006-01-26T06:44:36Z")

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If you just want to get to a class method from the instance, you can do  
a.class.foo=10

Gennady.

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**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:** [January 26, 2006, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-class-variable-weirdness/97474/2 "2006-01-26T10:27:31Z")

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On 1/25/06, Gennady B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> If you just want to get to a class method from the instance, you can do  
> a.class.foo=10
> 
> Gennady.

This is exactly what I was looking for, and  
the cool part is that the syntax actually makes sense.  
Very apprecaited.