From: dblack@...
Date: 2007-07-23T04:29:27+09:00
Subject: Re: How do you "undef_method" for a class method?

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Hi --

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Xavier Noria wrote:

> El Jul 22, 2007, a las 6:44 PM, Dean Wampler escribi=F3:
>
>> Module#undef_method and Module#remove_method work fine for instance=20
>> methods,
>> but if you specify a class method, your get an error that it doesn't exi=
st.
>> (I'm using ruby 1.8.6.)
>
> You need to get into the singleton class:
>
> (class << Foo; self; end).send(:remove_method, :method)

You're doing too much work :-)  See Robert D.'s answer:

   class << Foo
     remove_method :method
   end

Once you're in the class definition body, you can just go ahead and do
things; you don't have to grab the class and address it
programmatically unless there's a specific reason.


David

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