From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2010-02-21T23:27:30+09:00
Subject: Re: strings combine

Raul Jara wrote:
> Ahhh.  I had assumed that the ruby parser kept a running list of defined 
> methods/defined variables.  Thanks for clearing that up.

Defined local variables, yes. Defined methods, no. Methods can be 
dynamically added to methods and classes at runtime, and also depend on 
the runtime class of the receiving object, so you have no idea at parse 
time whether a method exists or not.
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