Displays a warning statement
to the warning output location. Asks a question
if given.
Terminates the RubyGems process with the given exit_code
SecureRandom.random_bytes generates a random binary string.
The argument n specifies the length of the result string.
If n is not specified or is nil, 16 is assumed. It may be larger in future.
The result may contain any byte: “x00” - “xff”.
require 'securerandom' SecureRandom.random_bytes #=> "\xD8\\\xE0\xF4\r\xB2\xFC*WM\xFF\x83\x18\xF45\xB6" SecureRandom.random_bytes #=> "m\xDC\xFC/\a\x00Uf\xB2\xB2P\xBD\xFF6S\x97"
If a secure random number generator is not available, NotImplementedError
is raised.
Generates formatted random number from raw random bytes. See Random#rand
.
Set
the effective user ID, and if possible, the saved user ID of the process to the given user. Returns the new effective user ID. Not available on all platforms.
[Process.uid, Process.euid] #=> [0, 0] Process::UID.grant_privilege(31) #=> 31 [Process.uid, Process.euid] #=> [0, 31]
Set
the effective group ID, and if possible, the saved group ID of the process to the given group. Returns the new effective group ID. Not available on all platforms.
[Process.gid, Process.egid] #=> [0, 0] Process::GID.grant_privilege(31) #=> 33 [Process.gid, Process.egid] #=> [0, 33]
Rewinds to the beginning of the tar file entry
Returns the value of the given instance variable, or nil if the instance variable is not set. The @
part of the variable name should be included for regular instance variables. Throws a NameError
exception if the supplied symbol is not valid as an instance variable name. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
class Fred def initialize(p1, p2) @a, @b = p1, p2 end end fred = Fred.new('cat', 99) fred.instance_variable_get(:@a) #=> "cat" fred.instance_variable_get("@b") #=> 99
Sets the instance variable named by symbol to the given object. This may circumvent the encapsulation intended by the author of the class, so it should be used with care. The variable does not have to exist prior to this call. If the instance variable name is passed as a string, that string is converted to a symbol.
class Fred def initialize(p1, p2) @a, @b = p1, p2 end end fred = Fred.new('cat', 99) fred.instance_variable_set(:@a, 'dog') #=> "dog" fred.instance_variable_set(:@c, 'cat') #=> "cat" fred.inspect #=> "#<Fred:0x401b3da8 @a=\"dog\", @b=99, @c=\"cat\">"
Removes the named instance variable from obj, returning that variable’s value. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
class Dummy attr_reader :var def initialize @var = 99 end def remove remove_instance_variable(:@var) end end d = Dummy.new d.var #=> 99 d.remove #=> 99 d.var #=> nil
Defines a singleton method in the receiver. The method parameter can be a Proc
, a Method
or an UnboundMethod
object. If a block is specified, it is used as the method body. If a block or a method has parameters, they’re used as method parameters.
class A class << self def class_name to_s end end end A.define_singleton_method(:who_am_i) do "I am: #{class_name}" end A.who_am_i # ==> "I am: A" guy = "Bob" guy.define_singleton_method(:hello) { "#{self}: Hello there!" } guy.hello #=> "Bob: Hello there!" chris = "Chris" chris.define_singleton_method(:greet) {|greeting| "#{greeting}, I'm Chris!" } chris.greet("Hi") #=> "Hi, I'm Chris!"
Passes each grapheme cluster in str to the given block, or returns an enumerator if no block is given. Unlike String#each_char
, this enumerates by grapheme clusters defined by Unicode Standard Annex #29 unicode.org/reports/tr29/
"a\u0300".each_char.to_a.size #=> 2 "a\u0300".each_grapheme_cluster.to_a.size #=> 1
Removes the named class variable from the receiver, returning that variable’s value.
class Example @@var = 99 puts remove_class_variable(:@@var) p(defined? @@var) end
produces:
99 nil
Returns the value of the given class variable (or throws a NameError
exception). The @@
part of the variable name should be included for regular class variables. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
class Fred @@foo = 99 end Fred.class_variable_get(:@@foo) #=> 99
Sets the class variable named by symbol to the given object. If the class variable name is passed as a string, that string is converted to a symbol.
class Fred @@foo = 99 def foo @@foo end end Fred.class_variable_set(:@@foo, 101) #=> 101 Fred.new.foo #=> 101
Returns true
if the named public method is defined by mod. If inherit is set, the lookup will also search mod’s ancestors. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
module A def method1() end end class B protected def method2() end end class C < B include A def method3() end end A.method_defined? :method1 #=> true C.public_method_defined? "method1" #=> true C.public_method_defined? "method1", true #=> true C.public_method_defined? "method1", false #=> true C.public_method_defined? "method2" #=> false C.method_defined? "method2" #=> true
Returns true
if the named private method is defined by mod. If inherit is set, the lookup will also search mod’s ancestors. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
module A def method1() end end class B private def method2() end end class C < B include A def method3() end end A.method_defined? :method1 #=> true C.private_method_defined? "method1" #=> false C.private_method_defined? "method2" #=> true C.private_method_defined? "method2", true #=> true C.private_method_defined? "method2", false #=> false C.method_defined? "method2" #=> false
Returns true
if the named protected method is defined mod. If inherit is set, the lookup will also search mod’s ancestors. String
arguments are converted to symbols.
module A def method1() end end class B protected def method2() end end class C < B include A def method3() end end A.method_defined? :method1 #=> true C.protected_method_defined? "method1" #=> false C.protected_method_defined? "method2" #=> true C.protected_method_defined? "method2", true #=> true C.protected_method_defined? "method2", false #=> false C.method_defined? "method2" #=> true