method

to_constant_name

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to_constant_name(desc) public

Convert the provided const desc to a qualified constant name (as a string). A module, class, symbol, or string may be provided.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb, line 729
    def to_constant_name(desc) #:nodoc:
      case desc
      when String then desc.delete_prefix("::")
      when Symbol then desc.to_s
      when Module
        real_mod_name(desc) ||
          raise(ArgumentError, "Anonymous modules have no name to be referenced by")
      else raise TypeError, "Not a valid constant descriptor: #{desc.inspect}"
      end
    end

to_constant_name

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