From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2004-12-10T05:09:31+09:00
Subject: Re: Overloading a module method?

Dominik Werder wrote:
>> I think what you want is to alias the old method.  super takes you up
>> the method lookup chain, whereas alias operates at the same level but
>> moves laterally, so to speak.
>>
>>    class << Math   # operate on Math's singleton superclass
>>      alias :oldcos :cos
>>      def cos(val)
>>        # here, oldcos(val) will call the old cos
>>
> 
> this works basically, thanks, but it has some limitations:
> 
> I can call the new method now with Math.cos, but: If an other script  
> includes Math, then not the modified proxy class will be included but 
> the  original module, so I loose all the new stuff :( This is bad 
> because I  dont really want to rewrite the other scripts.

module Math
  class << self
  	alias :oldcos :cos
  end
  def Math::cos( val )
  	#etc...
  end
end

HTH,

Zach