From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2006-07-23T21:05:10+09:00
Subject: Re: when I say method_defined? I mean it!


Dumaiu wrote:
> Tempting as it is to respond to Dr. Seuss, I think it makes more
> sense to ask you to state your point as succinctly as possible so as to
> prevent further misunderstanding.  I'm guessing you dislike the fact
> that method_defined?() doesn't consider private methods--?

:-) Yes --and protected. method_defined? is one of the culprits, and so
are #methods and #instance_methods. Here's my Dr. Seuss analogy
de-anaologized:

  public_instance_methods  #=> [ "tuna", "saw" ]
  private_instance_methods  #=> [ "trout", "croaker" ]
  protected_instance_methods #=> [ "beta" ]

So what woud expect from just:

  instance_methods  #=> ? 

T.