How do I use define_method to create class methods?
I think in Ruby 1.9 you can do this:
class A
define_singleton_method :loudly do |message|
puts message.upcase
end
end
A.loudly "my message"
# >> MY MESSAGE
This is the simplest way in Ruby 1.8+:
class A
class << self
def method_name
...
end
end
end
I prefer using send to call define_method, and I also like to create a metaclass method to access the metaclass:
class Object
def metaclass
class << self
self
end
end
end
class MyClass
# Defines MyClass.my_method
self.metaclass.send(:define_method, :my_method) do
...
end
end