# Self.method?
**URL:** https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148
**Category:** ruby-talk
**Created:** [20 September 2006 11:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148 "2006-09-20T11:05:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@aidy2](https://rubytalk.org/u/aidy2)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 11:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/1 "2006-09-20T11:05:08Z")
Hi,
We can write "self.class" to get the current object, but is it possible
to do something like a "self.method" to retrieve the currently running
method?
Cheers
Aidy
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### Author:  [@Jordan\_Callicoat](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jordan_Callicoat)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 12:20 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/2 "2006-09-20T12:20:10Z")
aidy wrote:
> We can write "self.class" to get the current object, but is it possible
> to do something like a "self.method" to retrieve the currently running
> method?
Hi Aidy,
In short, no it is not possible (in an easy way) -- but just wait, and
someone smarter than me will prove me wrong. 馃槈 See also Kernel#caller
[1]
[1] [module Kernel - RDoc Documentation](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Kernel.html#M001968)
Regards,
Jordan
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### Author:  [@Vincent\_Fourmond](https://rubytalk.org/u/Vincent_Fourmond)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 13:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/3 "2006-09-20T13:12:34Z")
Hello !
> In short, no it is not possible (in an easy way) -- but just wait, and
> someone smarter than me will prove me wrong. 馃槈 See also Kernel#caller
> [1]
Based on that, you could try something as follows:
def who\_am\_i?
return caller[0]
end
def meth
p who\_am\_i?
end
meth
As it returns text, you'll need some regular expression handling, but
that could help you...
Vince, in a ruby mood today...
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### Author:  [@Michael\_Guterl1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Michael_Guterl1)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 13:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/4 "2006-09-20T13:16:05Z")
[http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/205118](http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/205118)
Michael Guterl
> **路路路**
>
> On 9/20/06, MonkeeSage \ wrote:
>
> > aidy wrote:
> > \> We can write "self.class" to get the current object, but is it possible
> > \> to do something like a "self.method" to retrieve the currently running
> > \> method?
> >
> > Hi Aidy,
> >
> > In short, no it is not possible (in an easy way) -- but just wait, and
> > someone smarter than me will prove me wrong. 馃槈 See also Kernel#caller
> > [1]
> >
> > [1] [module Kernel - RDoc Documentation](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Kernel.html#M001968)
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jordan
> >
> > This thread may be of some help.
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### Author:  [@aidy2](https://rubytalk.org/u/aidy2)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 13:50 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/5 "2006-09-20T13:50:09Z")
> Based on that, you could try something as follows:
>
> def who\_am\_i?
> return caller[0]
> end
>
> def meth
> p who\_am\_i?
> end
Thank you, that certainly works
aidy
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### Author:  [@Jordan\_Callicoat](https://rubytalk.org/u/Jordan_Callicoat)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 14:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/6 "2006-09-20T14:00:14Z")
Vincent Fourmond wrote:
> Based on that, you could try something as follows:
>
> def who\_am\_i?
> return caller[0]
> end
>
> def meth
> p who\_am\_i?
> end
>
> meth
>
> As it returns text, you'll need some regular expression handling, but
> that could help you...
>
> Vince, in a ruby mood today...
See! I told you that someone smarter than me would come up with a
solution! Never say never unless you want to be proven wrong rather
quickly! 馃槈
Using Vince's idea:
def who\_am\_i?
caller[0].match(/`([^']+)'/)[1]
end
def meth
p who\_am\_i?
end
meth # =\> "meth"
馃檪
Regards,
Jordan
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### Author:  [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)
#### Post date: [20 September 2006 13:55 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/self-method/31148/7 "2006-09-20T13:55:08Z")
You can also do that without a helper method:
def meth
p caller(0)[0]
end
Note: default argument for caller is 1, which makes it start one level above.
Kind regards
robert
> **路路路**
>
> On 20.09.2006 15:48, aidy wrote:
>
> > > Based on that, you could try something as follows:
> > >
> > > def who\_am\_i?
> > > return caller[0]
> > > end
> > >
> > > def meth
> > > p who\_am\_i?
> > > end
> >
> > Thank you, that certainly works