From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2008-04-25T21:05:50+09:00
Subject: Re: "alias name objetc.method" not allowed?

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Hi --

On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, I=C3=B1aki Baz Castillo wrote:

> 2008/4/25, David A. Black <dblack@rubypal.com>:
>>  I think you want:
>>
>>  def ob_hello
>>   object.hello
>>  end
>
> Yes, sure it works (and it that I'm using now), but since in fact is
> no a new method but just an alias I'd prefer using "alias"
> nomenclature... if it would be possible XD

alias creates a new name for an existing method. It's not a
general-purpose named wrapper around arbitrary code. That's what
method definitions are for :-)


David

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