Returns the number of mandatory arguments. If the block is declared to take no arguments, returns 0. If the block is known to take exactly n arguments, returns n. If the block has optional arguments, returns -n-1, where n is the number of mandatory arguments, with the exception for blocks that are not lambdas and have only a finite number of optional arguments; in this latter case, returns n. Keyword arguments will be considered as a single additional argument, that argument being mandatory if any keyword argument is mandatory. A proc with no argument declarations is the same as a block declaring || as its arguments.
proc {}.arity #=> 0 proc { || }.arity #=> 0 proc { |a| }.arity #=> 1 proc { |a, b| }.arity #=> 2 proc { |a, b, c| }.arity #=> 3 proc { |*a| }.arity #=> -1 proc { |a, *b| }.arity #=> -2 proc { |a, *b, c| }.arity #=> -3 proc { |x:, y:, z:0| }.arity #=> 1 proc { |*a, x:, y:0| }.arity #=> -2 proc { |a=0| }.arity #=> 0 lambda { |a=0| }.arity #=> -1 proc { |a=0, b| }.arity #=> 1 lambda { |a=0, b| }.arity #=> -2 proc { |a=0, b=0| }.arity #=> 0 lambda { |a=0, b=0| }.arity #=> -1 proc { |a, b=0| }.arity #=> 1 lambda { |a, b=0| }.arity #=> -2 proc { |(a, b), c=0| }.arity #=> 1 lambda { |(a, b), c=0| }.arity #=> -2 proc { |a, x:0, y:0| }.arity #=> 1 lambda { |a, x:0, y:0| }.arity #=> -2
Returns the unique identifier for this proc, along with an indication of where the proc was defined.
Returns an indication of the number of arguments accepted by a method. Returns a nonnegative integer for methods that take a fixed number of arguments. For Ruby methods that take a variable number of arguments, returns -n-1, where n is the number of required arguments. Keyword arguments will be considered as a single additional argument, that argument being mandatory if any keyword argument is mandatory. For methods written in C, returns -1 if the call takes a variable number of arguments.
class C def one; end def two(a); end def three(*a); end def four(a, b); end def five(a, b, *c); end def six(a, b, *c, &d); end def seven(a, b, x:0); end def eight(x:, y:); end def nine(x:, y:, **z); end def ten(*a, x:, y:); end end c = C.new c.method(:one).arity #=> 0 c.method(:two).arity #=> 1 c.method(:three).arity #=> -1 c.method(:four).arity #=> 2 c.method(:five).arity #=> -3 c.method(:six).arity #=> -3 c.method(:seven).arity #=> -3 c.method(:eight).arity #=> 1 c.method(:nine).arity #=> 1 c.method(:ten).arity #=> -2 "cat".method(:size).arity #=> 0 "cat".method(:replace).arity #=> 1 "cat".method(:squeeze).arity #=> -1 "cat".method(:count).arity #=> -1
Returns a human-readable description of the underlying method.
"cat".method(:count).inspect #=> "#<Method: String#count>" (1..3).method(:map).inspect #=> "#<Method: Range(Enumerable)#map>"
In the latter case, the method description includes the “owner” of the original method (Enumerable module, which is included into Range).
Dissociates meth from its current receiver. The resulting UnboundMethod can subsequently be bound to a new object of the same class (see UnboundMethod).
Returns an indication of the number of arguments accepted by a method. Returns a nonnegative integer for methods that take a fixed number of arguments. For Ruby methods that take a variable number of arguments, returns -n-1, where n is the number of required arguments. Keyword arguments will be considered as a single additional argument, that argument being mandatory if any keyword argument is mandatory. For methods written in C, returns -1 if the call takes a variable number of arguments.
class C def one; end def two(a); end def three(*a); end def four(a, b); end def five(a, b, *c); end def six(a, b, *c, &d); end def seven(a, b, x:0); end def eight(x:, y:); end def nine(x:, y:, **z); end def ten(*a, x:, y:); end end c = C.new c.method(:one).arity #=> 0 c.method(:two).arity #=> 1 c.method(:three).arity #=> -1 c.method(:four).arity #=> 2 c.method(:five).arity #=> -3 c.method(:six).arity #=> -3 c.method(:seven).arity #=> -3 c.method(:eight).arity #=> 1 c.method(:nine).arity #=> 1 c.method(:ten).arity #=> -2 "cat".method(:size).arity #=> 0 "cat".method(:replace).arity #=> 1 "cat".method(:squeeze).arity #=> -1 "cat".method(:count).arity #=> -1
Returns a human-readable description of the underlying method.
"cat".method(:count).inspect #=> "#<Method: String#count>" (1..3).method(:map).inspect #=> "#<Method: Range(Enumerable)#map>"
In the latter case, the method description includes the “owner” of the original method (Enumerable module, which is included into Range).
Bind umeth to obj. If Klass was the class from which umeth was obtained, obj.kind_of?(Klass) must be true.
class A def test puts "In test, class = #{self.class}" end end class B < A end class C < B end um = B.instance_method(:test) bm = um.bind(C.new) bm.call bm = um.bind(B.new) bm.call bm = um.bind(A.new) bm.call
produces:
In test, class = C In test, class = B prog.rb:16:in `bind': bind argument must be an instance of B (TypeError) from prog.rb:16
Basically the same as ::new. However, if class Thread is subclassed, then calling start in that subclass will not invoke the subclass’s initialize method.
Returns the main thread.
Stops execution of the current thread, putting it into a “sleep” state, and schedules execution of another thread.
a = Thread.new { print "a"; Thread.stop; print "c" } sleep 0.1 while a.status!='sleep' print "b" a.run a.join #=> "abc"
Returns an array of Thread objects for all threads that are either runnable or stopped.
Thread.new { sleep(200) } Thread.new { 1000000.times {|i| i*i } } Thread.new { Thread.stop } Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
This will produce:
#<Thread:0x401b3e84 sleep> #<Thread:0x401b3f38 run> #<Thread:0x401b3fb0 sleep> #<Thread:0x401bdf4c run>
The calling thread will suspend execution and run this thr.
Does not return until thr exits or until the given limit seconds have passed.
If the time limit expires, nil will be returned, otherwise thr is returned.
Any threads not joined will be killed when the main program exits.
If thr had previously raised an exception and the ::abort_on_exception or $DEBUG flags are not set, (so the exception has not yet been processed), it will be processed at this time.
a = Thread.new { print "a"; sleep(10); print "b"; print "c" } x = Thread.new { print "x"; Thread.pass; print "y"; print "z" } x.join # Let thread x finish, thread a will be killed on exit. #=> "axyz"
The following example illustrates the limit parameter.
y = Thread.new { 4.times { sleep 0.1; puts 'tick... ' }} puts "Waiting" until y.join(0.15)
This will produce:
tick... Waiting tick... Waiting tick... tick...
Terminates thr and schedules another thread to be run.
If this thread is already marked to be killed, exit returns the Thread.
If this is the main thread, or the last thread, exits the process.
Returns the status of thr.
"sleep"
Returned if this thread is sleeping or waiting on I/O
"run"
When this thread is executing
"aborting"
If this thread is aborting
false
When this thread is terminated normally
nil
If terminated with an exception.
a = Thread.new { raise("die now") } b = Thread.new { Thread.stop } c = Thread.new { Thread.exit } d = Thread.new { sleep } d.kill #=> #<Thread:0x401b3678 aborting> a.status #=> nil b.status #=> "sleep" c.status #=> false d.status #=> "aborting" Thread.current.status #=> "run"
Returns true if thr is dead or sleeping.
a = Thread.new { Thread.stop } b = Thread.current a.stop? #=> true b.stop? #=> false
Returns the current backtrace of the target thread.
Dump the name, id, and status of thr to a string.
Returns an array of all existing Thread objects that belong to this group.
ThreadGroup::Default.list #=> [#<Thread:0x401bdf4c run>]
Wakes up all threads waiting for this lock.
Returns the length of the queue.
Returns the length of the queue.
Uses the character cmd to perform various tests on file1 (first table below) or on file1 and file2 (second table).
File tests on a single file:
Cmd Returns Meaning
"A" | Time | Last access time for file1
"b" | boolean | True if file1 is a block device
"c" | boolean | True if file1 is a character device
"C" | Time | Last change time for file1
"d" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is a directory
"e" | boolean | True if file1 exists
"f" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is a regular file
"g" | boolean | True if file1 has the \CF{setgid} bit
| | set (false under NT)
"G" | boolean | True if file1 exists and has a group
| | ownership equal to the caller's group
"k" | boolean | True if file1 exists and has the sticky bit set
"l" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is a symbolic link
"M" | Time | Last modification time for file1
"o" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is owned by
| | the caller's effective uid
"O" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is owned by
| | the caller's real uid
"p" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is a fifo
"r" | boolean | True if file1 is readable by the effective
| | uid/gid of the caller
"R" | boolean | True if file is readable by the real
| | uid/gid of the caller
"s" | int/nil | If file1 has nonzero size, return the size,
| | otherwise return nil
"S" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is a socket
"u" | boolean | True if file1 has the setuid bit set
"w" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is writable by
| | the effective uid/gid
"W" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is writable by
| | the real uid/gid
"x" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is executable by
| | the effective uid/gid
"X" | boolean | True if file1 exists and is executable by
| | the real uid/gid
"z" | boolean | True if file1 exists and has a zero length
Tests that take two files:
"-" | boolean | True if file1 and file2 are identical
"=" | boolean | True if the modification times of file1
| | and file2 are equal
"<" | boolean | True if the modification time of file1
| | is prior to that of file2
">" | boolean | True if the modification time of file1
| | is after that of file2
Equivalent to Kernel::gets, except readline raises EOFError at end of file.
Returns an array containing the lines returned by calling Kernel.gets(sep) until the end of file.