From: Eric Mahurin <eric_mahurin@...>
Date: 2005-07-13T01:01:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Determining if initialize is defined in child class



--- Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am looking for a method that will tell me if a method
> is defined in a child class. The problem is when looking
> at child classes for with the parent has the method in
> question defined.
> 
>   class C
>     private_method_defined?(:fred) #=>  false
>     private_method_defined?(:initialize) #=> true
>   end
> 
> Is there some method that will return false for the above
> initialize method:
> 
>   class C
>     method_defined_in_this_class?(fred:) #=>  false
>     method_defined_in_this_class?(:initialize) #=> false
>     def fred; end
>     method_defined_in_this_class?(fred:) #=>  true
>   end
> 
> Ultimately I want to be able to do the following:
> 
>   class Parent
>     def initialize; end
>   end
> 
>   class Child < Parent
>     method_defined_in_this_class?(:initialize) #=> false
>   end


How about this:

private_instance_methods(false).include?("initialize")




		
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