instance method `parents`

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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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parents()

Returns all the parents of this module according to its name, ordered from nested outwards. The receiver is not contained within the result.

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

M.parents    # => [Object]
M::N.parents # => [M, Object]
X.parents    # => [M, Object]

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb, line 47
  def parents
    parents = []
    if parent_name
      parts = parent_name.split('::')
      until parts.empty?
        parents << ActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize(parts * '::')
        parts.pop
      end
    end
    parents << Object unless parents.include? Object
    parents
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb line 47 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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