From: Bob Showalter <bob_showalter@...>
Date: 2005-09-23T10:23:46+09:00
Subject: Re: class methods

Mark Volkmann wrote:
> On 9/22/05, Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Class is an Object too, so
>> 
>>   MyClass.methods.sort.each {|m| puts m}
> 
> The method "methods" returns ALL the methods.
> I want just the class methods, those I can invoke without creating an
> object from the class.
> For example, querying the class Thread should give me "current", but
> not "alive?".

If you want only the methods that are specific to Thread:

   Thread.methods - Thread.class.methods

(I'm new to ruby, so forgive me if this is not the correct approach)