From: aaron smith <beingthexemplarylists@...>
Date: 2007-01-16T12:49:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Finding the super class of an object?

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nevermind, got it..

t.class.superclass.name

On 1/15/07, aaron smith <beingthexemplarylists@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> do you know of anyway to do this on an instance of an object, not on the
> class method??
>
> thanks..
>
>
>
> On 1/15/07, aaron smith < beingthexemplarylists@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > yes, is_a? does report inheritance. consider this...
> >
> > class C
> > end
> >
> > class D < C
> > end
> >
> > t = D.new
> >
> > puts t.is_a?(C)
> >
> > thanks.
> >
> >
> > On 1/15/07, dblack@wobblini.net < dblack@wobblini.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi --
> > >
> > > On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Aaron Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > How can I find out what the super class is of an object, Say if a
> > > class
> > > > extends Hash. I need to be able to find a string representation of
> > > the
> > > > super class ('Hash').... is_a? won't work as that requires an actual
> > >
> > > > module or class..
> > >
> > > is_a? won't report an inheritance relationship in any case:
> > >
> > >    class D < C; end
> > >    D.is_a?(C)  # false (unless C is Object maybe....)
> > >
> > > > I need a string representation.
> > > >
> > > > any ideas? thanks..
> > >
> > > superclass.name will give it to you as a string.
> > >
> > >
> > > David
> > >
> > > --
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> > >     (See what readers are saying!   http://www.rubypal.com/r4rrevs.pdf
> > > )
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> > >
> > >
> >
>

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