From: Trans <transfire@...>
Date: 2008-11-20T18:54:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Error message, hide class name

On Nov 20, 4:29 am, Ryan Davis <ryand-r...@zenspider.com> wrote:

> > Anyone know how I can get rid of the ':X' after 'hey'? I've tried:
>
> the problem isn't inspect or anything else to do with X, it is  
> method_missing. the default method_missing is raising with a message  
> like:
>
> "undefined method `#{msg}' for #{self.inspect}:#{self.class}"
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^
Which is why I thought I should be able to override #class. And was
surprised that it did not work. Nevertheless...

> So you can attack the 'problem' at the source:
>
> > >> class Object; def method_missing(*a); raise NoMethodError, "haha!  
> > stupid!"; end; end
> > => nil
> > >> bork
> > NoMethodError: haha! stupid!
> >    from (irb):3:in `method_missing'
> >    from (irb):4

That's a better approach --at least in the case of NoMethodError.

Thanks, Ryan.

T.