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autoload

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autoload(p1, p2) public

Registers filename to be loaded (using Kernel::require) the first time that name (which may be a String or a symbol) is accessed in the namespace of mod.

   module A
   end
   A.autoload(:B, "b")
   A::B.doit            # autoloads "b"

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     mod.autoload(name, filename)   => nil
 *
 *  Registers _filename_ to be loaded (using <code>Kernel::require</code>) 
 *  the first time that _name_ (which may be a <code>String</code> or
 *  a symbol) is accessed in the namespace of _mod_.
 *
 *     module A
 *     end
 *     A.autoload(:B, "b")
 *     A::B.doit            # autoloads "b"
 */

static VALUE
rb_mod_autoload(mod, sym, file)
    VALUE mod;
    VALUE sym;
    VALUE file;
{
    ID id = rb_to_id(sym);

    Check_SafeStr(file);
    rb_autoload(mod, id, RSTRING(file)->ptr);
    return Qnil;
}

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