Why MyClass.class.superclass in Ruby is Module -

i had class named myclass in ruby. when check in irb

>class myclass >end  > myclass.class.superclass

i get

 => module

i need know technical description of output

first, lets @ code:

myclass.class #=> class

funky. class, instance of class named class. meaning these 2 lines pretty similar:

class myclass; end myclass = class.new

and these similar, too.

class myclass; end; myinstance = myclass.new  myinstance = class.new.new # know looks funky, works

so to:

myclass.class.superclass #=> module

so class named class inherits module. makes sense since class behaves module except can instantiate it, , cannot included.

checkout docs class , module more info , how 2 classes work.

realizing ruby "turtles way down" important. , class object being instance of class class 1 of best examples of that, if can head around :)

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