From: "Mehr, Assaph (Assaph)" <assaph@...>
Date: 2004-08-27T15:45:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Short question

You can use (e.g. in irb): 
obj.methods for a list of accessible methods
obj.private_methods for a full list

I usually go with:
  def mds(thing)
    thing.methods.sort - Class.methods
  end

Which returns a nice and sort list of methods unique to that object
(pruning widely available methods).

HTH,
Assaph

-----Original Message-----

Hi,

 just a short question:

 Is there a way to "ask" an object or class what methods are available
 from it? 
 
 This is not meant to be used inside a program but just as a quick
 check, what I can do with what.

 Ruby.use!
 Meino