On 14 Dec 2011, at 15:14, Pieter Hugo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Colin > > Thanks for bearing with me. Your thinking is spot on in agreement with > how I understand ruby. And yet > >> class PokeMailer < ActionMailer::Base >> def receive(email) >> ... >> end >> >> I then invoke the receipt of email with >> >> task = PokeMailer.receive(m.pop) > > works 100% > > I tried creating an instance of PokeMailer (see first post) > > pm = PokeMailer.new(userid) > > But it just returns nil, and pm.receive says nil doesn't have a receive > method. > > I think its something to do with Actionmailer - but it definitely doesnt > behave like a normal class. There's a method_missing handler which handles calls to class methods that aren't there by creating new instances and dispatching the method to the newly created instance Fred > > :( > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
