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require 'nano/binding/caller'

class Binding

  # There is a lot of debate on what to call this.
  # +method_name+ differs from #called only by the fact
  # that it returns a string, rather then a symbol.
  #
  #   def tester; p methodname; end
  #   tester  #=> "tester"
  #
  def methodname
    name = /\`([^\']+)\'/.match(caller(1).first)[1]
    return name
  end

end



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=begin test

  require 'test/unit'

  class TCBinding < Test::Unit::TestCase

    def setup
      a = 1
      b = 2
      x = "hello"
      # the line number must be updated if it moves
      @bind = binding; @this_line_no = 25
    end

    def test_methodname
      assert_equal( 'setup', @bind.methodname )
    end

  end

=end

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facets-0.9.0	lib/nano/binding/method_name.rb