@@ -8,4 +8,13 @@ module Kernel end require File.expand_path(relative_feature, File.dirname(file)) end + + def public_send(method, *args, &block) + if respond_to?(method) && !protected_methods.include?(method.to_s) + send(method, *args, &block) + else + :foo.generate_a_no_method_error_in_preparation_for_method_missing # otherwise a NameError might be returned + method_missing(method.to_sym, *args, &block) + end + end unless method_defined? :public_send end \ No newline at end of file lib/backports/1.9/kernel.rb 469c7ecadefac1cb11496dfbbe3f9b7a2eb42503 Marc-Andre Lafortune github@marc-andre.ca http://github.com/marcandre/backports/commit/e418a91bac844866d574325098da285a5a2173ee e418a91bac844866d574325098da285a5a2173ee 2009-11-03T21:42:36-08:00 2009-11-03T15:07:24-08:00 Object#public_send: Added new method (1.9) 35dbeff680edc44897dd4f7cfb36476d735052d9 Marc-Andre Lafortune github@marc-andre.ca