From: Dan Zwell <dzwell@...>
Date: 2007-05-24T15:05:53+09:00
Subject: Re: override def method in CGI class, without altering the class!??????

highlyjhi wrote:
> Just re-write it in your program where it's needed.
> 
> class Foo
>   def bar
>     //method to override
>   end
> end
> 
> Very simple.
> 
> - Jer H.
> 
> 
> On May 23, 2007, at 8:25 PM, Jer A wrote:
> 
>>
>> hello all,
>>
>> I am a newbie to ruby.
>>
>> how do I override a method from a particular class (in std class lib), 
>> just for one program, without modifying the class.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for all your help.
>>
>> -Jer A.
>>
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> 

Just to clarify, you can define or redefine methods of core classes:

Class String
   def inspect
     "This string's value is \"#{self}\""
   end
end