# simple method definitions
def method param1, param2
 # code
end
def method(args, *rest, &block)
 # code
end
def
method(param1, param2)
 # code
end
def \
method(param1, param2)
 # code
end
def # comment
method(param1, param2)
 # code
end
def [];end
def def;end
def end?;end
def a(*) end
def !; end # Ruby 1.9
# singleton methods
def Class.method
end
def self.method
end
def object.method
end
def $~.method
end
def nil.method
end
def true.method
end
def false.method
end
def __FILE__.method
end
def __LINE__.method
end
def __ENCODING__.method
end
def __ENCODING__.method
end
def @instance_variable.method
end
def @class_variable.method
end
def (Module::Class).method
end
def (complex.expression).method
end
def (complex.expression + another(complex(expression))).method
end
# crazy
def (class Foo
 def initialize(args)
 def yet_another_method; end
 end
end).method(args, *rest, &block)
end
# wrong
def foo.bar.quux
end