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display_name

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display_name(name) public

Outputs formatted RI data for the class or method name.

Returns true if name was found, false if it was not an alternative could be guessed, raises an error if name couldn’t be guessed.

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# File lib/rdoc/ri/driver.rb, line 810
  def display_name name
    if name =~ /\w:(\w|$)/ then
      display_page name
      return true
    end

    return true if display_class name

    display_method name if name =~ /::|#|\./

    true
  rescue NotFoundError
    matches = list_methods_matching name if name =~ /::|#|\./
    matches = classes.keys.grep(/^#{Regexp.escape name}/) if matches.empty?

    raise if matches.empty?

    page do |io|
      io.puts "#{name} not found, maybe you meant:"
      io.puts
      io.puts matches.sort.join("\n")
    end

    false
  end

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