Type:
Class

Core extension library

Rake extensions to Module.

A Module is a collection of methods and constants. The methods in a module may be instance methods or module methods. Instance methods appear as methods in a class when the module is included, module methods do not. Conversely, module methods may be called without creating an encapsulating object, while instance methods may not. (See Module#module_function)

In the descriptions that follow, the parameter sym refers to a symbol, which is either a quoted string or a Symbol (such as :name).

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module Mod
  include Math
  CONST = 1
  def meth
    #  ...
  end
end
Mod.class              #=> Module
Mod.constants          #=> [:CONST, :PI, :E]
Mod.instance_methods   #=> [:meth]
>=
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod >= other â true, false, or nil Instance Public methods Returns true

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private_method_defined?
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.private_method_defined?(symbol) â true or false Instance Public methods Returns

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psych_yaml_as
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

psych_yaml_as(url) Instance Public methods Also aliased as:

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included_modules
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.included_modules â array Instance Public methods Returns the list of modules

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const_get
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.const_get(sym, inherit=true) â objmod.const_get(str, inherit=true) â obj Instance Public methods

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class_variable_defined?
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

obj.class_variable_defined?(symbol) â true or false Instance Public methods Returns

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public_instance_method
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.public_instance_method(symbol) â unbound_method Instance Public methods Similar

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freeze
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.freeze â mod Instance Public methods Prevents further modifications

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to_s
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

mod.to_s â string Instance Public methods Return a string representing this

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new
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

Module.new â modModule.new {|mod| block } â mod Class Public methods

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