From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2007-09-27T18:12:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Syntax for <stringVariable>.new ?

Hi --

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007, 7stud -- wrote:

> Sebastian Hungerecker wrote:
>>
>> Object.const_get(klass).new
>>
>
> I can't find any documentation for Object.const_get. ri reveals nothing
> and pickaxe2 doesn't have anything for Object.const_get, although it
> does list something for Module#const_get.  pickaxe2 says that Object
> mixes in Kernel, but I can't find anything for Kernel.const_get either.

Module#const_get is indeed what you want. Object is just the receiver
of the message in this particular case. #const_get is an instance
method of Module.


David

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