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ruby method_name (See related posts)

If I had a dollar for every time someone (in #ruby-lang) asked how to get the currently running method name, I'd be a rich man.

def method_name
  /`(.*)'/.match(caller.first).captures[0].to_sym rescue nil
end

def foobar
  method_name
end

# => :foobar
to ruby method by nickstenning on Fri Aug 11 09:15:54 +0000 2006

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