Check if a method is called? [RESOLVED]

[XeroVolume]

Does Ruby have a built in function that will check if a certain method is called from the same class? (Or any class for that matter.)

I want to abort a loop from one method if another method is called. Anybody know the most efficient way to do this?

 

[silver wind]

I don't know of such function.
Can't you do something like:

$game_temp.method_was_called = true

inside the method, and check the variable in the loop:
[rgss]loop do
#whatever
break if $game_temp.method_was_called
end
[/rgss]

 

[BlueScope]

This seems like a chrome wheel problem... I'm not sure why you want to do something like this, but if you can tell us why, we could probably tell you a solution to the problem.

 

[XeroVolume]

Well there's no real reason I need to do this. I'm just messing around with some code. (I just started with RGSS) I was just wondering if there was some built in function that could check if a certain method was called. It could return true or false and then you could use that to accomplish a desired effect.

It would be kind of like what silver wind said but without having to use a variable. It seems like it would be useful for debugging purposes mainly, but I'm sure it could be used in other ways. Also, there could be a built in function that checks if a method even exists...

Seems useful, just me thinking out loud.

What do you think?

 

[BlueScope]

You can already check if methods are defined, however that is restricted to modules (as that's the only sense-making thing, if you ask me). For further information, check this out.

As far as checking if a method is called goes... I don't really see a purpose behind it. Methods aren't called randomly, there's always a reason behind it. Let's say your Game_Player class has a method named move_down that is called when you press the DOWN key - instead of checking if the method is called, you can just check if the DOWN key is pressed. Also, you'd only need to check that either way if you want to trigger something in multiple classes at once. While that contains a high probability of being unneeded, you'd do that using a temp variable as silver suggested.
That basically is why I was asking for a reason, as I don't see a case where you'd actually have to check if a method is called... and even if it'd be, you'd have to use silvers method, for the simple reason that even if there'd be a way to do this with Ruby, it'd have to store the currently executed method somewhere, like this:

def method

  $method_running = 'method'

  # actual method goes here

  $method_running = ''

end

It'd be heavily inefficient and, as said above, not necessary.

 

[XeroVolume]

I see, I see... Thanks for the info guys! I'll go back to being a noob now.

I do say: this topic is RESOLVED.