File.read not documented

[cyberco]

Sorry for probably asking the obvious, but I can't find the
documentation of the File.read method in either the core or standard
API documentation (from ruby-docs.org). Am I missing something?
Cheers,
CyBerco

 

[Tim Hunter]

Sorry for probably asking the obvious, but I can't find the
documentation of the File.read method in either the core or standard
API documentation (from ruby-docs.org). Am I missing something?
Cheers,
CyBerco

Look for IO.read

 

[WATANABE Hirofumi]

Hi,

Sorry for probably asking the obvious, but I can't find the
documentation of the File.read method in either the core or standard
API documentation (from ruby-docs.org). Am I missing something?

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/IO.src/M001148.html

 

[cyberco]

Look for IO.read

Thanks, Tim. I now see that the documentation of File includes a line
saying 'is closely associated with class IO'. Now, I would look at IO
if File extended it, but that is not the case. What's the bond between
File and IO?

Cheers,
CyBerco

 

[Florian Gross]

Thanks, Tim. I now see that the documentation of File includes a line
saying 'is closely associated with class IO'. Now, I would look at IO
if File extended it, but that is not the case. What's the bond between
File and IO?

File inherits from IO:

irb(main):004:0> File.ancestors
=> [File, IO, File::Constants, Enumerable, Object, Kernel]

 

[Dave Burt]

saying 'is closely associated with class IO'. Now, I would look at IO

if File extended it, but that is not the case. What's the bond between
File and IO?

File inherits from IO:

irb(main):004:0> File.ancestors
=> [File, IO, File::Constants, Enumerable, Object, Kernel]

File does "extend" IO:

irb(main):001:0> File.superclass
=> IO

 

[Aredridel]

Thanks, Tim. I now see that the documentation of File includes a line
saying 'is closely associated with class IO'. Now, I would look at IO
if File extended it, but that is not the case. What's the bond between
File and IO?

File's a subclass of IO ...