How do I find where a ruby method is declared?

Question

I have a ruby method (deactivate!) that is on an activeRecord class. However, I can\'t seem to find where that method is declared.

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Answer 1

As a first stab, try the Jump to Declaration feature of your IDE. Depending on how good your IDE's static type inference is, it should take you right there.

If that doesn't work, set a breakpoint on that call, fire up the debugger and step into the method.