From: Rahul Kumar <sentinel1879@...>
Date: 2010-11-02T18:13:12+09:00
Subject: get method name when aliasing

I'd like to know the current method name or alias used, as follows:

def write
   m = __method__
   flag = (m == "write!" ? true : false)

   some processing based on flag

end
alias :write! write

So if user calls write! flag is true, else false.

__method__ gives original name not alias used.

In irb, i tried: caller[0] =~ /`([^']*)'/ and $1
but this returns "irb_binding".

I might land up having quite a lot of such methods, so i'd rather not
make multiple methods with "!" calling the original ones.

(btw, i've checked earlier threads:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/75258)

Regards, rkumar

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