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method_missing

v2.0.3 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: ActiveSupport::Multibyte::Chars

method_missing(m, *a, &b) public

Try to forward all undefined methods to the handler, when a method is not defined on the handler, send it to the contained string. Method_missing is also responsible for making the bang! methods destructive.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb, line 76
    def method_missing(m, *a, &b)
      begin
        # Simulate methods with a ! at the end because we can't touch the enclosed string from the handlers.
        if m.to_s =~ /^(.*)\!$/ && handler.respond_to?($1)
          result = handler.send($1, @string, *a, &b)
          if result == @string
            result = nil
          else
            @string.replace result
          end
        elsif handler.respond_to?(m)
          result = handler.send(m, @string, *a, &b)
        else
          result = @string.send(m, *a, &b)
        end
      rescue Handlers::EncodingError
        @string.replace handler.tidy_bytes(@string)
        retry
      end
      
      if result.kind_of?(String)
        result.chars
      else
        result
      end
    end

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