method

constantize

Ruby on Rails latest stable (v3.2.1) - 0 notes - Class: ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Inflections

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Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (v2.3.8) is shown here.

These similar methods exist in v3.2.1:

ActiveSupport::Inflector#constantize
String#constantize
ActiveSupport::Dependencies#constantize

constantize() public

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

Show source

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

constantize

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