[Documentation Bug] Method Missing

Just a minor typo in the documentation

-------------------------------------------------- Kernel#method_missing
     obj.method_missing(symbol [, *args] ) => result

···

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Invoked by Ruby when obj is sent a message it cannot handle.
     symbol is the symbol for the method called, and args are any
     arguments that were passed to it. By default, the interpreter
     raises an error when this method is called. However, it is
     possible to override the method to provide more dynamic behavior.
     The example below creates a class Roman, which responds to methods
     with names consisting of roman numerals, returning the
     corresponding integer values.

        class Roman
          def romanToInt(str)
            # ...
          end
          def method_missing(methId)
            str = methId.id2name
            romanToInt(str)
          end
        end
     
        r = Roman.new
        r.iv #=> 4
        r.xxiii #=> 23
        r.mm #=> 2000

I think that it would make sense to gsub(/methId/, 'meth_id') to go with standard ruby dialect.

Regards,

Brian

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Brian Schröder
http://www.brian-schroeder.de/

Another Thing I noticed. (I checked against the documentation at ruby-doc org. I hope that is the newest version.)

--------------------------------------------------------- Object#methods
     obj.methods => array

···

------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Returns a list of the names of methods publicly accessible in obj.
     This will include all the methods accessible in obj's ancestors.

        class Klass
          def kMethod()
          end
        end
        k = Klass.new
        k.methods[0..9] #=> ["kMethod", "freeze", "nil?", "is_a?",
                                "class", "instance_variable_set",
                                 "methods", "extend", "<em>send</em>", "instance_eval"]
        k.methods.length #=> 42

$ ruby -v
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-11-03) [i386-linux]

$ irb --prompt-mode xmp
class Klass
  def kMethod()
  end
end
==>nil
k = Klass.new
==>#<Klass:0x402c00a4>
k.methods[0..9]
==>["clone", "protected_methods", "kMethod", "freeze", "instance_variable_set", "is_a?", "type", "methods", "method", "=~"]
k.methods.length
==>41

And additionally, here is again the snake_case against CamelCase issue.

Regards,

Brian

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Brian Schröder
http://ruby.brian-schroeder.de/

The documentation is correct, but the list of methods in Object has changed.

As a matter of interest, are the ruby-doc folks now maintaining the documentation?

Cheers

Dave

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On Nov 22, 2004, at 15:01, Brian Schröder wrote:

Another Thing I noticed. (I checked against the documentation at ruby-doc org. I hope that is the newest version.)
        k.methods[0..9] #=> ["kMethod", "freeze", "nil?", "is_a?",
                                "class", "instance_variable_set",
                                 "methods", "extend", "<em>send</em>", "instance_eval"]
        k.methods.length #=> 42

k.methods[0..9]
==>["clone", "protected_methods", "kMethod", "freeze", "instance_variable_set", "is_a?", "type", "methods", "method", "=~"]
k.methods.length
==>41

No. When I get my CVS account back [1], the answer will be yes.

Gavin

[1] i.e. when I work out how to use GPG and SSH correctly.

···

On Tuesday, November 23, 2004, 8:13:54 AM, Dave wrote:

As a matter of interest, are the ruby-doc folks now maintaining the
documentation?

And regarding the two snake_case vs camelCase issues is this going to be changed?

Regards,

Brian

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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:13:54 +0900 Dave Thomas <pragdave@gmail.com> wrote:

On Nov 22, 2004, at 15:01, Brian Schröder wrote:

> Another Thing I noticed. (I checked against the documentation at
> ruby-doc org. I hope that is the newest version.)
> k.methods[0..9] #=> ["kMethod", "freeze", "nil?", "is_a?",
> "class", "instance_variable_set",
> "methods", "extend", "<em>send</em>",
> "instance_eval"]
> k.methods.length #=> 42
>

> k.methods[0..9]
> ==>["clone", "protected_methods", "kMethod", "freeze",
> "instance_variable_set", "is_a?", "type", "methods", "method", "=~"]
> k.methods.length
> ==>41
>

The documentation is correct, but the list of methods in Object has
changed.

As a matter of interest, are the ruby-doc folks now maintaining the
documentation?

Cheers

Dave

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Brian Schröder
http://www.brian-schroeder.de/