instance method `module_parents`

Ruby on Rails 7.0.10

Since v6.0.6

Available in: v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb, line 51
  def module_parents
    parents = []
    if module_parent_name
      parts = module_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 51 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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