Method: Object#define_singleton_method

Defined in:
proc.c

#define_singleton_method(symbol, method) ⇒ Object #define_singleton_method(symbol) { ... } ⇒ Proc

Defines a singleton method in the receiver. The method parameter can be a Proc, a Method or an UnboundMethod object. If a block is specified, it is used as the method body.

class A
  class << self
    def class_name
      to_s
    end
  end
end
A.define_singleton_method(:who_am_i) do
  "I am: #{class_name}"
end
A.who_am_i   # ==> "I am: A"

guy = "Bob"
guy.define_singleton_method(:hello) { "#{self}: Hello there!" }
guy.hello    #=>  "Bob: Hello there!"

Overloads:

  • #define_singleton_method(symbol) { ... } ⇒ Proc

    Yields:

    Returns:



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# File 'proc.c', line 1732

static VALUE
rb_obj_define_method(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj)
{
    VALUE klass = rb_singleton_class(obj);

    return rb_mod_define_method(argc, argv, klass);
}