gistfile1.txt

ruby-1.8.7-p299 :027 > a = InternalAd.first
 => #<InternalAd id: 1, title: "An ad for a card", ad_file_name: "1920X1080.jpg", ad_content_type: "image/jpeg", link: "http://localhost:3000/idea_categories/congue-elemen...", ad_file_size: 976133, ad_updated_at: "2011-02-24 17:52:41", publish_at: "2011-02-22 06:00:00", hide_at: nil, created_at: "2011-02-24 17:52:42", updated_at: "2011-02-24 17:52:42"> 
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :028 > a.link
NoMethodError: Attempt to call private method
	from /Users/philcrissman/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p299@archivers_intranet/gems/activerecord-2.3.9/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:236:in `method_missing'
	from (irb):28
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :029 > a.private_methods.include?("link")
 => true 
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :030 > a.methods.include?("link")
 => false 
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :031 > a.title
 => "An ad for a card" 
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :032 > a.private_methods.include?("link")
 => false 
ruby-1.8.7-p299 :033 > a.methods.include?("link")
 => true


# hmmm.
> InternalAd.ancestors.each{|an| puts "#{an}" if an.private_instance_methods.include?("link") }
ActiveRecord::Base
Object
FileUtils