From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2009-09-23T05:09:47+09:00
Subject: Re: remove_const vs. Object.remove_const vs. Object.instance_eval { 	remove_const }

On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 3:30 PM, jko170 <jko170@gmail.com> wrote:
> In order to remove a class, I have to use Object.instance_eval
> { remove_const }
>
> Why couldn't I just use remove_const or Object.remove_const ?

Module#remove_const is private.

remove_const :Foo

is sent to the top-level object which is not a module.

Object.remove_const :Foo

fails because the method is private.

Object.instance_eval {remove_const :Foo}

is one way of getting around the privacy, another would be

Object.send(:remove_const :Foo}

HTH



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