From: Paul Duncan <pabs@...>
Date: 2003-02-13T07:24:10+09:00
Subject: Re: creating objects using strings


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* Dave Thomas (dave@pragmaticprogrammer.com) wrote:
> George Mochrie wrote:
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> >Is it possible to create an object of a specific type when all I have is=
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> >the name of the class in a string?=20
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> There's a page on the Wiki on this:
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> http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?FindClassesByName

I know we've been through this before, but I thought I'd repeat it
anyway.  I have a slightly more robust version, called String#to_class,
which handles periods, "relative" class paths, and anonymous namespaces.

Check it out at http://www.pablotron.org/download/string_to_class.rb.

PS I wasn't quite sure where to put this on the Wiki page.  Before the
simple example?  After it?  Not at all?  Dave?

> Cheers
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> Dave
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