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Ruby Ruby Objects and Classes Ruby Objects and Classes Instantiation

Posted by Alexander Mooney
Alexander Mooney
7,321 Points

Does every class have an initialize method, and if so, does every class you create require one?

The title explains it.

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

An initialize method is not a requirement for a ruby class. You can still instantiate a class that doesn't have the method. However, if you write one then it will be executed every time you create a new instance of the class.

Alexander Mooney
Alexander Mooney
7,321 Points

Thank you for the response.