instance method `safe_constantize`

Ruby on Rails 7.1.6

Since v3.2.22.5

Available in: v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 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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safe_constantize()

safe_constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified in the string. It returns nil when the name is not in CamelCase or is not initialized.

'Module'.safe_constantize  # => Module
'Class'.safe_constantize   # => Class
'blargle'.safe_constantize # => nil

See ActiveSupport::Inflector.safe_constantize.

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb, line 86
  def safe_constantize
    ActiveSupport::Inflector.safe_constantize(self)
  end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb line 86 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in String

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