[ruby-core:57452] [ruby-trunk - Feature #8839] Class and module should return the class or module that was opened

Issue #8839 has been updated by robertgleeson (Robert Gleeson).


I agree that returning the class or module makes sense (to me).
I'd also like to see "def foo" return a (Unbound)Method instead of a Symbol. 
it seems like that'd also make more sense (not to derail this conversation). A (Unbound)Method is much more useful.
I saw headius mention you can say:
i
nstance_method def foo
end # => UnboundMethod.

...but seems like a nice default.

+1 to the proposal. 
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Feature #8839: Class and module should return the class or module that was opened
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/8839#change-42058

Author: headius (Charles Nutter)
Status: Assigned
Priority: Normal
Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Category: 
Target version: next minor


With the change for https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/3753, "def" forms now return the symbolic name of the method defined. Because class and module bodies just return the last expression in their bodies, this means they will now usually end up returning a symbol for the last method defined. This does not seem useful or correct.

I think class and module should return a reference to the class or module just opened. This would make the return value useful and consistent.


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