From: Alex Stahl <astahl@...5.com>
Date: 2010-09-18T03:16:46+09:00
Subject: Re: method_missing

method_missing is a great tool for dynamically adding/handling methods
which aren't currently part of the object.

I was just reading up on this in the free Ruby Best Practices book
(check out ch. 3):  http://rubybestpractices.com



On Fri, 2010-09-17 at 12:20 -0500, Rick DeNatale wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Diego Viola <diego.viola@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Nice, so method_missing is called when I call a method that I didn't
> > defined myself?
> >
> > Thanks,
> 
> It's called when a message is sent to an object which doesn't have a
> method.  If it does it doesn't matter who defined it.
> 
>