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| author | Matthew Draper <matthew@trebex.net> | 2017-09-01 16:09:37 +0930 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2017-09-01 16:09:37 +0930 |
| commit | d0d7ce001bdbb0e5551da881caf8156c06238b84 (patch) | |
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| parent | 2cd8ac1b68ba04ca12a816c8113271017b3c43c4 (diff) | |
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Merge pull request #29233 from matthewd/redefine-method
Clarify intentions around method redefinitions
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diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md index 9f89e666dc..b43d13b804 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md +++ b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md @@ -864,7 +864,11 @@ There are cases where you need to define a method with `define_method`, but don' The method `redefine_method` prevents such a potential warning, removing the existing method before if needed. -NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/module/remove_method.rb`. +You can also use `silence_redefinition_of_method` if you need to define +the replacement method yourself (because you're using `delegate`, for +example). + +NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/module/redefine_method.rb`. Extensions to `Class` --------------------- |