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2006 Dec 26
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alias_method_chain vs. redefined method with super
...he method didn''t exist in super. I dug
around a bit and discovered alias_method_chain, so I finally ended up
with:
class Duo < Artist
belongs_to :first_artist, :class_name => ''Artist''
belongs_to :other_artist, :class_name => ''Artist''
def first_artist_with_update= (first_artist)
self.first_artist_without_update = first_artist
update_name # sets name to first_artist.name + other_artist.name
end
alias_method_chain :first_artist=, :update
...
end
Thinking that was a pretty cool way to extend a method, I went back and
tried to use the same sch...