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NOTE: Defined in +active_support/core_ext/module/delegation.rb+
h4. Method Names
The builtin methods +instance_methods+ and +methods+ return method names as strings or symbols depending on the Ruby version. Active Support defines +instance_method_names+ and +method_names+ to be equivalent to them, respectively, but always getting strings back.
For example, +ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder+ knows this array difference is going to work no matter the Ruby version:
<ruby>
self.field_helpers = (FormHelper.instance_method_names - ['form_for'])
</ruby>
NOTE: Defined in +active_support/core_ext/module/method_names.rb+
h3. Extensions to +Class+
h4. Class Attributes