method

to_constant_name

v3.2.13 - Show latest stable - Class: ActiveSupport::Dependencies

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.

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb, line 656
    def to_constant_name(desc) #:nodoc:
      case desc
        when String then desc.sub(/^::/, '')
        when Symbol then desc.to_s
        when Module
          desc.name.presence ||
            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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