From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2013-02-28T21:40:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Discussion on Ruby's `alias`

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Tukai Patra <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
>>> class Foo
>>> def show
>>> p "hi"
>>> end
>>> end
> => nil
>>> class Foo
>>> alias :old_show :show
>>> def show
>>> p "hi! I am there."
>>> old_show
>>> end
>>> end
> => nil
>>> foo = Foo.new
> => #<Foo:0x117bca0>
>>> foo.show
> "hi! I am there."
> "hi"
> => "hi"
>>>
>
> The above code is very fine. But looking for if possible to call that
> `old_show` method by the object of `Foo` from `IRB main` as we called
> `foo.show`? - Is this possible?

You _did_ call #old_show.

Cheers

robert


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