From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2005-08-05T05:28:41+09:00
Subject: Re: interesting test tool... looking for opinions.

Phil Tomson wrote:
...
> 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

  foometh2 = self.method(:foo)

  puts foometh2.metadata #=> nil

The metadata doesn't really stay with the method, only with the Method
instance.

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