From: "Dermot C." <lists@...>
Date: 2013-05-17T02:32:46+09:00
Subject: Re: using the current method name within current method

7stud -- wrote in post #1083904:
>> Using caller does give me the name of the calling method, but there is
>> no reference to what module or class that method belonged to. Is that
>> possible to obtain?
>
> def get_mname
>   caller[0]=~/`(.*?)'/  # note the first quote is a backtick
>   $1
> end
>
> def dinosaur
>   puts get_mname
>   puts method(get_mname).owner
> end
>
> dinosaur
>
> --output:--
> dinosaur
> Object

Guys, FYI caller doesn't give meaningful data about method when the
method is called from a bare file, e.g. a Cucumber Step definition.
Instead of giving

common_steps.rb:42:in `some_method_or_other' ...

it gives

common_steps.rb:42:in `block in <top (required)>' ...

For these situations you're better off using __method__ and
self.name.to_s if you also need the class in which the method is 
contained.

HTH,

Dermot

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