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module_parent

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module_parent() public

Returns the module which contains this one according to its name.

module M
  module N
  end
end
X = M::N

M::N.module_parent # => M
X.module_parent    # => M

The parent of top-level and anonymous modules is Object.

M.module_parent          # => Object
Module.new.module_parent # => Object

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/introspection.rb, line 42
  def module_parent
    module_parent_name ? ActiveSupport::Inflector.constantize(module_parent_name) : Object
  end

module_parent

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