Contents

module Kernel

  # Generates a new symbol that is unique among the
  # method names of the object. If a name argument
  # is given, it will generate a similar name.
  #
  #   Class.generate_method_name( :class ) => :_clast_
  #
  def generate_method_name( name='a' )
    s = name.to_s
    while self.respond_to?( "_#{s}_" )
      s = s.succ
    end
    return :"_#{s}_"
  end

end


#  _____         _
# |_   _|__  ___| |_
#   | |/ _ \/ __| __|
#   | |  __/\__ \ |_
#   |_|\___||___/\__|
#
=begin test

  require 'test/unit'

  class TCKernel < Test::Unit::TestCase

    def test_generate_method_name
      assert_equal( :_foo_, @t.generate_method_name( :foo ) )
    end

  end

=end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
facets-0.9.0	lib/nano/kernel/generate_method_name.rb
facets-1.0.0	lib/facet/kernel/generate_method_name.rb
facets-1.0.3	packages/core/lib/facet/kernel/generate_method_name.rb