From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-09-10T19:29:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Aliasing a singleton method of a Class object

Hi --

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004, Yuri Leikind wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Aliasing an object method is simple:
> 
> 
> class QQQ
>     def aaa
>     end
> 
>     alias_method(:new_name_for_aaa, :aaa)
> end
> 
> 
> How do I alias a singleton method of a Class object (or, as many call it,  a class method) ?
> 
> 
> class QQQ
>     def self.aaa
>     end
> end

You have to get into the class where the singleton method is defined
-- namely, the singleton class of the object QQQ:

  class << QQQ
    alias_method(:new_name_for_aaa, :aaa)
  end


David

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David A. Black
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