method

const_get

v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - Class: Module

const_get(p1, p2 = v2)

public

Returns the value of the named constant in mod.

Math.const_get(:PI)   #=> 3.14159265358979

If the constant is not defined or is defined by the ancestors and inherit is false, NameError will be raised.

static VALUE
rb_mod_const_get(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE mod)
{
    VALUE name, recur;
    ID id;

    if (argc == 1) {
        name = argv[0];
        recur = Qtrue;
    }
    else {
        rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &name, &recur);
    }
    id = rb_to_id(name);
    if (!rb_is_const_id(id)) {
        rb_name_error(id, "wrong constant name %s", rb_id2name(id));
    }
    return RTEST(recur) ? rb_const_get(mod, id) : rb_const_get_at(mod, id);
}

const_get

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