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]
const_missing
  • References/Ruby on Rails/Ruby/Classes/Module

const_missing(const_name) Instance Public methods Check for deprecated uses

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

mod Instance Public methods Returns true

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

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

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

mod.autoload?(name) â String or nil Instance Public methods Returns filename

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

mod.class_eval(string [, filename [, lineno]]) â obj Instance Public methods Evaluates

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

mod.private_instance_methods(include_super=true) â array Instance Public methods Returns

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

mod.instance_method(symbol) â unbound_method Instance Public methods Returns

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

Module.constants â arrayModule.constants(inherited) â array Class Public methods In

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

mod.private_class_method(symbol, ...) â mod Instance Public methods Makes

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