Class: Object

Inherits:

BasicObject

Defined in:

lib/plist4r/mixin/ruby_stdlib.rb,
lib/plist4r/mixin/mixlib_config.rb

Overview

These methods should all be nemespaced to ::Plist4r we don’t want to upset anyone else’s code

Instance Method Summary

• #deep_clone ⇒ Object

  Make a deep copy of an object.

• #meta_def(name, &blk) ⇒ Object

  dannytatom.github.com/metaid.

• #method_name ⇒ String

  The method name my_method => “my_method”.

Instance Method Details

#deep_clone ⇒ Object

Make a deep copy of an object. Including a deep copy of all the object’s instance data.

Examples:

copy_of_obj = obj.deep_clone

Returns:

• (Object) —

  A new copy of the object

# File 'lib/plist4r/mixin/ruby_stdlib.rb', line 24

def deep_clone; Marshal::load(Marshal.dump(self)); end

#meta_def(name, &blk) ⇒ Object

dannytatom.github.com/metaid

www.bestechvideos.com/2008/07/01/ruby-plus-59-ruby-metaclasses-part-5

See Also:

• Plist4r::Mixlib::Config

# File 'lib/plist4r/mixin/mixlib_config.rb', line 8

def meta_def name, &blk
  (class << self; self; end).instance_eval { define_method name, &blk }
end

#method_name ⇒ String

The method name my_method => “my_method”

Examples:

def my_method
  method_name
end

Returns:

• (String) —

  The name of the current method

# File 'lib/plist4r/mixin/ruby_stdlib.rb', line 13

def method_name
  if  /`(.*)'/.match(caller.first)
    return $1
  end
  nil
end