method

subclass

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Method deprecated or moved

This method is deprecated or moved on the latest stable version. The last existing version (1.1.4) is shown here.

These similar methods exist in 1.3.1:

Spec::Example::ExampleGroupMethods#subclass

subclass(base_name, &body) public

Creates a new subclass of self, with a name "under" our own name. Example:

  x = Foo::Bar.subclass('Zap'){}
  x.name # => Foo::Bar::Zap_1
  x.superclass.name # => Foo::Bar

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# File lib/spec/extensions/class.rb, line 8
  def subclass(base_name, &body)
    klass = Class.new(self)
    class_name = "#{base_name}_#{class_count!}"
    instance_eval do
      const_set(class_name, klass)
    end
    klass.instance_eval(&body)
    klass
  end

subclass

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