From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2004-09-28T09:37:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Best name for "this method" ?

Hi --

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:

> 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

Hmmmm... then we'd have proc, Proc, lambda, block, closure, method,
*and* function :-) 


David

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David A. Black
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