From: Jason <jasonlee9@...>
Date: 2006-01-20T06:23:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Dynamic class instantiation

unknown wrote:
> 
>      def klass_stamp(hierachy, *a, &b)
>        ancestors = hierachy.split(%r/::/)
>        parent = Object
>        while((child = ancestors.shift))
>          klass = parent.const_get child
>          parent = klass
>        end
>        klass::new(*a, &b)
>      end
> 
> 
>      class A; class B;end; end
> 
>      klass_stamp 'A::B'
> 
> hth.
> 
> -a

Actually, I just found this, which is a little simpler, but looks like 
it does the same :)

mod = Module
name.split(/::/).each {|m| mod = mod.const_get(m) }
m = mod.new

# Call my method
m.do_something

Thx,

- jason

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