Remove/undef a class method

Question

You can dynamically define a class method for a class like so:

class Foo
end

bar = %q{def bar() \"bar!\" end}
Foo.instance_eval(bar)

But h

Answer 1

You can remove a method in two easy ways. The drastic

Module#undef_method( ) 

removes all methods, including the inherited ones. The kinder

Module#remove_method( ) 

removes the method from the receiver, but it leaves inherited methods alone.

See below 2 simple example -

Example 1 using undef_method

class A 
    def x
        puts "x from A class"
    end
end

class B < A
    def x
        puts "x from B Class"
    end
    undef_method :x
end

obj = B.new
obj.x

result - main.rb:15:in ': undefined methodx' for # (NoMethodError)

Example 2 using remove_method

class A 
    def x
        puts "x from A class"
    end
end

class B < A
    def x
        puts "x from B Class"
    end
    remove_method :x
end

obj = B.new
obj.x

Result - $ruby main.rb

x from A class