instance method `parent`

Ruby on Rails 3.1.12

Since v3.0.20 Last seen in v6.0.6

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6

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parent()

Returns the module which contains this one according to its name.

module M
  module N
  end
end
X = M::N

M::N.parent # => M
X.parent    # => M

The parent of top-level and anonymous modules is Object.

M.parent          # => Object
Module.new.parent # => Object

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb, line 30
  def parent
    parent_name ? ActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize(parent_name) : Object
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb line 30 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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