From: Lars Haugseth <njus@...>
Date: 2009-02-04T08:14:52+09:00
Subject: Re: FInding out the name of the method from which I was called?

* "R. Pito Salas" <rps@salas.com> wrote:
> 
> Is there a clever meta programming way for me to do this:
> 
> def calling_method_1
> 
> 	reporting_method
> 
> end
> 
> 
> def reporting_method_2
> 
> 	puts "Hey I was just called from #{magic}"
> 
> end
> 
> and when running reporting_method_2 this prints
> 
> Hey I was just called from calling_method_1
> 
> Thanks for any pointers!

Kernel#caller
http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Kernel.html#M005955

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