class IRB::FileInputMethod

Use a File for IO with irb, see InputMethod

Attributes

file_name[R]

The file name of this input method, usually given during initialization.

Public Class Methods

new(file) click to toggle source

Creates a new input method object

Calls superclass method IRB::InputMethod.new 
# File lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 99
def initialize(file)
  super
  @io = IRB::MagicFile.open(file)
end

Public Instance Methods

encoding() click to toggle source

The external encoding for standard input.

# File lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 125
def encoding
  @io.external_encoding
end
eof?() click to toggle source

Whether the end of this input method has been reached, returns true if there is no more data to read.

See IO#eof? for more information.

# File lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 110
def eof?
  @io.eof?
end
gets() click to toggle source

Reads the next line from this input method.

See IO#gets for more information.

# File lib/irb/input-method.rb, line 117
    def gets
      print @prompt
      l = @io.gets
#      print @prompt, l
      l
    end