RCR: def method...end return a method object.
Roger Pack
basically have to do
def method
# stuff
end
do_something_to_method :method
(or hook onto method_added).
This is surprising since typically with ruby constructs you can use them
as blocks, like
a.compact{}.uniq.whatever
Proposal:
Change def to return a Method instance [1]
which would allow construct like
def method
end.do_something_to_it
Feedbacks?
-r
[1] http://rcrchive.net/ the idea isn't new
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Ryan Davis
On Dec 31, 2009, at 09:52 , Roger Pack wrote:
> Currently if I want to "do something" to a method after it's defined
#method always returns a copy of a method, not the original. Presumably def would have to do the same thing, rendering it a lot less useful. I'd rather it return the name defined as a symbol, but honestly I think that constructs like your example:
> def method
>
> end.do_something_to_it
are unclear. Constructs should generally do one thing only. In this case, define a method.
Phrogz
> Proposal:
> Change def to return a Method instance [1]
Also http://oldrcrs.rubypal.com/rcr/show/277
in addition to #15 @ http://rcrchive.net/ (except that it doesn't seem
to be working right now).