2009/8/25 Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]>: > Oh I am sorry for that, my mistake!! > I wanted some info regarding monkey patching... > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar.
Google for 'how to monkey patch rails', it throws up lots of useful links, though no doubt some are more useful than others. Colin > > > Ogden Nash - "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's > always a cat." > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Colin Law <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 2009/8/25 Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]>: >> > Hi Philip, >> > I am reasonably new to rails, i've fallen in love with it :). >> > Reading your response, though I understand what your saying but I don't >> > have >> > enough knowledge on how one can do something like that, >> >> Since you top posted your comment it is unclear which 'something like >> that' you are referring to. Is it creating a method my_blank? or >> monkey patching that you want help with? >> >> Colin >> >> > could you be >> > generous enough to share some resource links or something where I could >> > read >> > something about it? >> > Thanks! >> > Thanks & Regards, >> > Dhruva Sagar. >> > >> > >> > Stephen Leacock - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue >> > that I >> > shall some day die, which is not so." >> > >> > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:29 AM, Philip Hallstrom <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> > Does anyone know a way to override .blank? method that rails >> >> > provides. >> >> > I want to add additional custom checks (specific to my application) >> >> > to >> >> > this method. >> >> >> >> I'd tread very carefully here. I know I use .blank? all over the >> >> place. I imagine Rails and lots of plugins do as well. You may well >> >> be changing behavior in libraries you're not aware of... >> >> >> >> I'd suggest if at all possible to create your own .my_blank? method >> >> (with a better name of course) and use that where appropriate. >> >> >> >> Otherwise... search the rails source for "def blank?" and then simply >> >> override it by monkey patching it. >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
