From: "Hal E. Fulton" <hal9000@...>
Date: 2003-06-15T19:32:37+09:00
Subject: How to remove a singleton method from within an instance method?

Is this possible?

I can easily define a singleton from 
within an instance method, but I can't
seem to get rid of it. See below.

Even calling private would be OK... but
I can't figure that out either. 

I'll explain why I want to, if someone
can figure out how. :)

Thanks,
Hal

  class MyClass
    def meth1
      def self.foo; 123; end
    end

    def meth2
      # None of these works:
      # undef self.foo
      # remove_method :foo
      # Module.remove_method :foo
      # self.remove_method :foo
      # undef_method :foo
      # Module.undef_method :foo
      # self.undef_method :foo
      # self.instance_eval { undef :foo }
      # private :foo
      # Module.private :foo
      # self.private :foo
      # ... and various others
    end
  end
      
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Hal Fulton
hal9000@hypermetrics.com