From: Jeff Davis <jdavis-list@...>
Date: 2005-01-30T11:08:49+09:00
Subject: Re: methods/constants/classes available in context

E S wrote:

>Jeff Davis wrote:
>
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>>I am learning Ruby and one thing I sometimes find difficult is knowing 
>>what methods, constants, and classes are available in a given context.
>>
>>One example was I required a module, but I didn't know everything that 
>>the module contained. Is there a way to know everything that you can 
>>call in a given context? All the symbols that are available?
>>    
>>
>
>If you want to know what a unit contains, www.ruby-doc.org is a good 
>resource (or you can use ri, or line completion in irb). If you want 
>your *code* to know what's available, try these:
>
>Object#instance_variables
>Object#private_methods
>Object#protected_methods
>Object#public_methods
>Object#singleton_methods
>Module#constants
>Module#instance_methods
>Module#private_instance_methods
>Module#protected_instance_methods
>Module#public_instance_methods
>Kernel#global_variables
>Kernel#local_variables
>
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Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. And thanks for the help 
on the other question also.

Regards,  
    Jeff Davis