From: Ara.T.Howard@...
Date: 2004-09-28T09:34:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Best name for "this method" ?

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, trans.  (T. Onoma) wrote:

> Wondering what the conscensus is on the best name for "this method". Right now
> I'm using #calling, taking after #binding, but I'm not so sure about it. I've
> also considered #this or #thus, to be more along the lines of 'self'.
>
>  # Returns the current method or method name
>  def calling(firstclass=false)
>    m = /\`([^\']+)\'/.match(caller(1).first)[1]
>    return ( firstclass ? method( m ) : m.intern )
>  end
>
> Also, will a method like this be implemented in future Ruby?
>
> Thanks,
> T.

in C this is known as __FUNCTION__.  so perhaps 'function'.  this could be
o.k. if it were a method of Binding => Binding#function

also useful would be

   Binding#functions

to return a list of the call stack function names

-a
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