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Wrong scope of yield?
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# (Ruby version: 1.9.2) | |
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##### A million-dollar question: why the following isn't working? | |
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class A | |
def self.metamethod(name) | |
define_method(name) do | |
yield | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
class B < A | |
def m1 | |
"from m1" | |
end | |
metamethod :my_method do | |
m1 | |
end | |
end | |
B.new.my_method #=> undefined local variable or method ‘m1’ for B:Class (* B:Class ??? *) | |
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########### ...while the following does! ############# | |
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class A | |
def self.metamethod(name) | |
define_singleton_method(name) do | |
yield | |
end | |
end | |
end | |
class B < A | |
def self.m1 | |
"from m1" | |
end | |
metamethod :my_method do | |
m1 | |
end | |
end | |
B.my_method #=> "from m1" |
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Nice!