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list_available_methods

📝 Inspect Available Methods​

Reflective programming often starts with discovering what methods an object or class provides. Use the methods or instance_methods reflection APIs to list available methods and explore an object's capabilities.

# List all public methods of an object
"hello".methods.sort.take(10)
#=> [:%, :* , :+ , :< , :<= , :<< , :<=? , :<=> , :== , :===]

# List instance methods defined on String class (excluding inherited ones)
String.instance_methods(false)
#=> [:swapcase, :swapcase!, :next, :next!, ...]

By inspecting methods, you can learn what operations are supported before calling them dynamically.