From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2006-12-21T06:52:02+09:00
Subject: Re: reflecting on objects without creating one

On Dec 20, 2006, at 3:40 PM, _Kevin wrote:

> Let's say I have two constants
>
> a = Integer
> b = Numeric
>
> Does anyone have any idea how to see if 'a' is a subclass of 'b'
> WITHOUT creating an object of class 'a'?

 >> A = Integer
=> Integer
 >> B = Numeric
=> Numeric
 >> A.ancestors.include? B
=> true

Hope that helps.

James Edward Gray II