how to override a mixin method, but then call the overridden method within this??? (e.g. like calling "super")

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Greg Hauptmann wrote:

Can anyone recommend how to override a mixin method but then call the overridden method within this??? (e.g. like calling "super")

Specifically I would like to provide an overridden "link_to" method to my views which would add a params[:locale] parameter to the mix and THEN call the original/rails "link_to" method after this. Like a "super" type call.

Any suggestions on how to do this sort of overridding/overloading with mixin methods?

To have access to the original link_to as link_to_orig, put this in your helper module:

   def self.append_features(base)      base.class_eval 'alias :link_to_orig :link_to'      super    end