From: David Garamond Date: 2004-01-25T21:20:16+09:00 Subject: attr_accessor/_reader/_writer and method_defined? Why does a method defined using attr_accessor/_reader/_writer is not found by .method_defined? For example: $ irb irb(main):001:0> require 'pp' => true irb(main):002:0> PP.method_defined? :pp => true irb(main):003:0> PP.method_defined? :sharing_detection => false irb(main):004:0> PP.respond_to? :sharing_detection => true -- dave