instance method `constantize`

Ruby on Rails 2.3.18

Since v2.2.3 Last seen in v2.3.18

Available in: v2.2.3 v2.3.18

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constantize()

constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase or is not initialized.

Examples

"Module".constantize # => Module
"Class".constantize  # => Class

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb, line 161
        def constantize
          Inflector.constantize(self)
        end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb line 161 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections

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