From: ahoward <ahoward@...>
Date: 2003-02-08T03:17:40+09:00
Subject: Re: catching super() with method_missing

On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Brad Hilton wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was recently surprised to find that I can't do:
>
> class Outer
> 	def method_missing(methID, *args, &block)
> 		p methID.id2name
> 	end
> end
>
> class Inner < Outer
> 	def foo
> 		super
> 	end
> end
>
> obj = Inner.new
> obj.foo
>
> It raises: "super: no superclass method `foo' (NameError)"

stranger still that this _does_ work :

  class Outer
    def method_missing(methID, *args, &block)
      p methID.id2name
    end
  end

  class Inner < Outer
    def foo
      super
    end
  end

  o = Outer.new
  o.foo
  obj = Inner.new
  obj.foo

-a

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