How to call another method from a self method with ruby?
class Product < ApplicationRecord
def self.method1(param1)
# Here I want to call method2 with a parameter
method2(param2)
end
def self.method2(param2)
# Do something
end
end
Explanation: first one is a class method, the latter was an instance method. Class methods don't need a receiver (an object who call them), instance methods need it. So, you can't call an instance method from a class method because you don't know if you have a receiver (an instanciated object who call it).
It does not work because method2
is not defined for Product
object.
method2
is an instance method, and can be called only on the instance of Product
class.