class.new(args, ...)    →  obj

Calls allocate to create a new object of class’s class, then invokes that object’s initialize method, passing it args. This is the method that ends up getting called whenever an object is constructed using .new.

Source Code

/*
*  call-seq:
*     class.new(args, ...)    =>  obj
*  
*  Calls <code>allocate</code> to create a new object of
*  <i>class</i>'s class, then invokes that object's
*  <code>initialize</code> method, passing it <i>args</i>.
*  This is the method that ends up getting called whenever
*  an object is constructed using .new.
*     
*/

VALUE
rb_class_new_instance(argc, argv, klass)
   int argc;
   VALUE *argv;
   VALUE klass;
{
   VALUE obj;

   obj = rb_obj_alloc(klass);
   rb_obj_call_init(obj, argc, argv);

   return obj;
}