From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2003-11-27T21:03:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Method wrapping

Hi --

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003, T. Onoma wrote:

> On Thursday 27 November 2003 12:32 am, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
> > responsibility to define Ruby2 behavior:
> > |1. Is it possible to add multiple wrappers for a method or
> > |not? Do they "stack"?
> >
> > They stack.
> >
> > |2. If they do stack, is it possible to redefine a method as we
> > |are used to doing? Or will that simply add a new wrapper?
> >
> > Re-defining primary method (method without :pre, :post, or :wrap)
> > replaces old primary methods.
> 
> I would like to point out that their is some inconsistentcy in this behavior, 
> in that def behaves differently depending on whether it is defined in class 
> augmentation or a subclass.

It's not really different behavior on the part of def.  def always
does the same thing; the difference lies in how this affects
subsequent method lookup order, which is a separate matter not decided
by def itself.


David

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