From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-09-06T23:14:32+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20961] Re: calling original method in overrided method?

>>>>> "P" == Paul Brannan <pbrannan@atdesk.com> writes:

P> Is there a difference between "alias" and "alias_method"?

 * alias is a keyword, its syntax is

  alias name1 name2

  #method_added is called after the alias

 it can also be used with global variable i.e.

  alias $m $n

pigeon% ruby -e '$n = 12; alias $m $n; p $m'
12
pigeon% 


 * alias_method is a method, its syntax is

  alias_method :name1, :name2
  
  #method_added is not called


Guy Decoux