On Thursday 27 November 2003 07:07 am, Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: > |2. If the primary method is redefined, do the "secondary" methods > |get cancelled? Or do they simply remain in place? > > They remain in place. I don't think that's a desirable behavior. See previous post. Also, the hooks (wraps) of a method are generally dependent on how that method works. If you redefine a method without removing the hooks, your new method will have to conform to the expectations of those hooks, or things will break. -t0