const_set(p1, p2) public

Sets the named constant to the given object, returning that object. Creates a new constant if no constant with the given name previously existed.

Math.const_set("HIGH_SCHOOL_PI", 22.0/7.0)   #=> 3.14285714285714
Math::HIGH_SCHOOL_PI - Math::PI              #=> 0.00126448926734968

If sym or str is not a valid constant name a NameError will be raised with a warning “wrong constant name”.

Object.const_set('foobar', 42) #=> NameError: wrong constant name foobar
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August 13, 2009
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no overwrite

const_set does not overwrite, it only create new ones

November 9, 2009
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overwrite

Replacing old value with new one

>> Module.const_set('MY_CONSTANT', 'value')
=> "value"
>> Module::MY_CONSTANT
=> "value"
>> Module.const_set('MY_CONSTANT', 'new value')
(irb):3: warning: already initialized constant MY_CONSTANT
=> "new value"
>> Module::MY_CONSTANT
=> "new value"

or

>> Kernel.const_set('MY_CONSTANT', 'value')
=> "value"
>> MY_CONSTANT
=> "value"
>> Kernel.const_set('MY_CONSTANT', 'new value')
(irb):3: warning: already initialized constant MY_CONSTANT
=> "new value"
>> MY_CONSTANT
=> "new value"