From: Gregory Seidman <gsslist+ruby@...>
Date: 2006-05-05T03:58:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Creating an object from a variable class name

On Fri, May 05, 2006 at 03:51:39AM +0900, RGR wrote:
} I want to create an object from a class, but the name of that class is 
} in a variable, so the form obj=Class.new(args) can't be used. How can it 
} be done? Without using eval, because its a bit messy and unelegant.
} 
} The equivalent of obj=$variable_with_class_name(args) in php.

obj = Object::const_get(class_name).new(args)

} Thanks.
} RGR
--Greg