From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2007-11-30T08:10:55+09:00
Subject: Re: Like python's dir(), except better...

On Nov 29, 2007 4:45 PM, MonkeeSage <MonkeeSage@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 29, 7:30 am, Robert Klemme <shortcut...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > 2007/11/29, MonkeeSage <MonkeeS...@gmail.com>:
>
> >
> > > People often want to look at an object's attributes when debugging.
> > > [1] Python has a handy dir() function that lists the attributes of an
> > > object. And I use it tons. I often use obj.methods.sort in ruby for
> > > the same purpose.
> >
> > You can view the attributes quite conveniently with pp (you'll see
> > instance variables nicely nested and indented as a tree).
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > robert
> >
> > --
> > use.inject do |as, often| as.you_can - without end
>
> Example please?
>
> Regards,
> Jordan

irb> require 'pp'
=> true
irb> class C; def initialize; @var = 1; end; end
=> nil
irb> pp( C.new )
#<C:0x2d8d3c4 @var=1>
=> nil

Todd