find_method_or_attribute name

in lib/rdoc/method_attr.rb [177:198]

• 15 lines of code
• 9 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

  def find_method_or_attribute name 
    return nil unless parent.respond_to? :ancestors

    searched = parent.ancestors
    kernel = @store.modules_hash['Kernel']

    searched << kernel if kernel &&
      parent != kernel && !searched.include?(kernel)

    searched.each do |ancestor|
      next if String === ancestor
      next if parent == ancestor

      other = ancestor.find_method_named('#' + name) ||
              ancestor.find_attribute_named(name)

      return other if other
    end

    nil
  end