From: Alexandru Popescu <the_mindstorm@...>
Date: 2005-08-05T04:46:09+09:00
Subject: Re: interesting test tool... looking for opinions.

#: Phil Tomson changed the world a bit at a time by saying on  8/4/2005 9:16 PM :#
> In article <42F1BBE4.8020605@capitain.de>,
> Pit Capitain  <pit@capitain.de> wrote:
>>Alexandru Popescu schrieb:
>>> Is there any metadata that can be associated with a method? I know it is 
>>> an object, and maybe you can attach some metadata to it. From that point 
>>> on the things will be more simple.
>>
>>No, you can't attach metadata to methods, but you can attach them to the 
>>class or module where the methods are defined. I think this should be 
>>enough for something like TestNG. For more info look into the archives 
>>of ruby-talk or ruby-core (I don't remember where).
>>
> 
> Why couldn't you add metadata to methods?
> 
>   class Metod
>     def metadata
>       @metadata
>     end
> 
>     def metadata= data
>       @metadata = data
>     end
>   end
> 
>   def foo
>     "foo"
>   end
> 
> 
>   foometh = self.method(:foo)
>   
>   foometh.metadata = "This method just says foo"
>   
>   puts foometh.metadata #=> This method just says foo
> 
> 
> Phil
> 
>   
> 
> 
That was exactly what I have thought ... but haven't the means to express it. Thanks Phil.

:alex |.::the_mindstorm::.|