From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@...>
Date: 2003-06-05T03:14:43+09:00
Subject: Re: remove_method question

On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 01:57:32AM +0900, Daniel Berger wrote:
> Let's say I have a class:
> 
> class Foo
>    attr_reader :val1, :val2
>    def initialize
>       @val1 = "hello"
>       @val2 = "world"
>    end
> end
> 
> Then, let's say I have a subclass of Foo, and I want to remove the
> "val1" method.  How would I do it?

Well there's always:

  class Bar
    def val1
      raise NameError
    end
  end

i.e. replace val1 an explicit 'I do not exist' method. Otherwise it will be
inherited.

Regards,

Brian.