From: Brian Parkinson <parkI@...>
Date: 2006-04-10T03:14:10+09:00
Subject: Dumb reflection problem - create object from String

Hello - I'm bashing my head against the wall - I'm sure this is a simple 
question, but damned if I can figure it out.

If I have a String which corresponds to a class name, how do I create an 
instance of this class?

Example:

class MyExampleClass
    ...
end

s = 'MyExampleClass'

# We want to instantiate a new instance of the class
myExampleClassInstance = ???

I want the behaviour of 'MyExampleClass.new' but only using the String 
value of s.

I'm sure it's a one-liner.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

parki...


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