From: Jan Svitok <jan.svitok@...>
Date: 2006-08-24T01:50:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Call functions of superclass

On 8/23/06, Douglas A. Seifert <doug@dseifert.net> wrote:
> Why would you need to explicitly reference super?  It is not necessary:
>
> $ irb
> irb(main):001:0> class Parent
> irb(main):002:1>   def zoo
> irb(main):003:2>      puts "zoo in Parent!"
> irb(main):004:2>   end
> irb(main):005:1> end
> => nil
> irb(main):006:0>
> irb(main):007:0* class Child < Parent
> irb(main):008:1>   def hoo
> irb(main):009:2>      zoo
> irb(main):010:2>   end
> irb(main):011:1> end

The OP defined method zoo in Child as well, and wanted to call the
Parent's zoo, that's why.

> If there is some common functionality that needs to be accessed by two
> methods, one defined in the child class, the other defined in the parent
> class, I'd say refactor it out into a method in the Parent class and
> call it from wherever it is needed:

This seems to be a reasonable approach. I agree that a bit refactoring
 is much better than hacking with cross calling methods. OTOH, I am
also curious whether it is possible.

J.