# Simple Class Question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-class-question/120735>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 8:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-class-question/120735 "2007-11-20T08:55:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![eggie5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@eggie5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eggie5)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 8:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-class-question/120735/1 "2007-11-20T08:55:43Z")

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Why can’t I do this?

class Service  
Request.new  
end

class Request

end

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**Author:** ![eggie5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@eggie5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eggie5)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-class-question/120735/2 "2007-11-20T08:58:38Z")

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Alle martedì 20 novembre 2007, eggie5 ha scritto:

> Why can’t I do this?
> 
> class Service  
> Request.new  
> end
> 
> class Request
> 
> end

Because the body of the class is executed as soon as it is read, that  
is,  
before class Request is defined.

Stefano