Need a bit help on "module_function" method

[Love U Ruby]

The documentation is very straight forward and the mentioned example
also cleared all the lines except the one mentioned inside **.

http://ruby-doc.org/core-2.0.0/Module.html#method-i-module_function

Creates module functions for the named methods. These functions may be
called with the module as a receiver, and also become available as
instance methods to classes that mix in the module. Module functions are
copies of the original, and so may be changed independently. The
instance-method versions are made private. *If used with no arguments,
subsequently defined methods become module functions.*


module Mod
def one
"This is one"
end
module_function :one
end
class Cls
include Mod
def call_one
one
end
end
Mod.one #=> "This is one"
c = Cls.new
c.call_one #=> "This is one"
module Mod
def one
"This is the new one"
end
end
Mod.one #=> "This is one"
c.call_one #=> "This is the new one"

Please help me to understand what does mean by "If used with no
arguments, subsequently defined methods become module functions."?

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[Love U Ruby]

> Please help me to understand what does mean by "If used with no
> arguments, subsequently defined methods become module functions."?

Okay got it now:-

module Party
module_function
def foo
"I am foo"
end
def bar
"I am bar"
end
end

Party.foo # => "I am foo"
Party.bar # => "I am bar"

[Tamara Temple]

On Aug 29, 2013, at 2:16 PM, Love U Ruby <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Please help me to understand what does mean by "If used with no
> arguments, subsequently defined methods become module functions."?

That means you can use it as a means of saying "All the methods defined below are module functions":


Module M

def foo
end

module_function

def bar
end

def baz
end

end

and so you can then call M.bar and M.baz, but not M.foo.

This is identical to:

Module M
def foo;end
def bar;end
def baz;end
module_function :bar, :baz
end

It is *also* identical to:

Module M
def foo;end
def self.bar; end
def self.baz; end
end