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remove_constant

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remove_constant(const)
public

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb, line 420
  def remove_constant(const) #:nodoc:
    return false unless qualified_const_defined? const

    const = $1 if /\A::(.*)\Z/ =~ const.to_s
    names = const.to_s.split('::')
    if names.size == 1 # It's under Object
      parent = Object
    else
      parent = (names[0..-2] * '::').constantize
    end

    log "removing constant #{const}"
    parent.instance_eval { remove_const names.last }
    return true
  end