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location_of_caller

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location_of_caller(depth = 1) public

The file name and line number of the caller of the caller of this method.

depth is how many layers up the call stack it should go.

e.g.,

def a; Gem.location_of_caller; end a #=> [“x.rb”, 2] # (it’ll vary depending on file name and line number)

def b; c; end def c; Gem.location_of_caller(2); end b #=> [“x.rb”, 6] # (it’ll vary depending on file name and line number)

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# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 739
  def self.location_of_caller(depth = 1)
    caller[depth] =~ /(.*?):(\d+).*?$/
    file = $1
    lineno = $2.to_i

    [file, lineno]
  end

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