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_stash_object_in_method

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_stash_object_in_method(object, method, instance_reader = true) private

Take the object being set and store it in a method. This gives us automatic inheritance behavior, without having to store the object in an instance variable and look up the superclass chain manually.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/delegating_attributes.rb, line 30
  def _stash_object_in_method(object, method, instance_reader = true)
    singleton_class.remove_possible_method(method)
    singleton_class.send(:define_method, method) { object }
    remove_possible_method(method)
    define_method(method) { object } if instance_reader
  end

_stash_object_in_method

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