# Rdoc, link to another class instance method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-link-to-another-class-instance-method/163555>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 21, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-link-to-another-class-instance-method/163555 "2009-03-21T22:36:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-link-to-another-class-instance-method/163555/1 "2009-03-21T22:36:28Z")

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Hi,

Is it possible that rdoc generates a link to an instance method that is  
in another class? I tried MyClass#instance\_method and  
MyClass.instance\_method, but both just generated raw text.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdoc-link-to-another-class-instance-method/163555/2 "2009-03-23T22:51:53Z")

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On Mar 21, 2009, at 14:33, Fernando P. wrote:

> Is it possible that rdoc generates a link to an instance method that  
> is  
> in another class? I tried MyClass#instance\_method and  
> MyClass.instance\_method, but both just generated raw text.

MyClass#instance\_method is correct:

$ cat lib/foo.rb  
class MyFirstClass  
def a\_method(p1, p2)  
end  
end  
$ cat lib/bar.rb

# First call MyFirstClass#a\_method

class Bar  
end  
$ rdoc .  
Parsing sources with 2 thread(s)…  
100% [2/ 2] lib/foo.rb

Generating Darkfish…

Files: 2  
Classes: 2  
Modules: 0  
Methods: 1  
Elapsed: 0.1s  
$ ack ‘First call’ doc/  
doc/Bar.html  
99:First call MyFirstClass#a\_method  
$ rdoc --version  
rdoc 2.4.1