Question

I realize this perhaps a naive question but still I cant figure out how to call one method from another in a Ruby class.

i.e. In Ruby is it possible to do the following:

class A    def met1    end    def met2       met1 #call to previously defined method1    end end 

Thanks,

RM

Answer 1

Those aren’t class methods, they are instance methods. You can call met1 from met2 in your example without a problem using an instance of the class:

class A    def met1      puts 'In met1'    end    def met2       met1    end end  var1 = A.new var1.met2 

Here is the equivalent using class methods which you create by prefixing the name of the method with its class name:

class A    def A.met1      puts 'In met1'    end    def A.met2       met1    end end  A.met2