The Ruby method that is invoked on an object when you send it a message (or call a method) that it doesn't understand.
The method_missing method is used to respond to methods when you don't know what methods you need to understand until runtime.
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Rails Method_missing to throw back values from a hash
i am trying to write a method_missing method, so that when i run a method it must hit the hash and look at the keys, if it finds a match to return the value. and continue. the hash is populated from a sql query that i wrote so the values are never…
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Method_missing works, but const_missing does not work
I have a simple ruby function:
module MyModule
def foo(param)
puts param
end
end
I want to be able to make calls with undefined tokens like bar and Baz, as follows:
foo bar
foo Baz
Note that I need to be able to pass any token name…
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How can I get Ruby 2.1.5 to report an object's class for a missing method error?
This line:
@page = @page.launch_profile(@profile_name)
is causing this error:
undefined method `launch_profile' for # (NoMethodError)
If I add puts "Page = #{@page} "{@page.class}" immediately before the call that…
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How does overriding `method_missing` work?
o = Object.new
def o.method_missing(m,*args)
puts "xxxxxxx #{m}"
end
p o.some_method
What is the underlying process of overriding a method?
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