From: Dave Thomas <dave@...>
Date: 2003-07-01T05:37:19+09:00
Subject: Re: dynamic object creation

John Platte wrote:

> On the page you referenced, the entry for const_defined? says it takes a 
> symbol too, but the example code uses a string argument...!? Same for 
> const_set.

>> I just tested it and to my surprise it worked?!
>>
>> http://rubycentral.com/book/ref_c_module.html#Module.const_get
>>
>> says that I need to supply a symbol, why does it accept a string?

At the top of the section, you'll find "In the descriptions that follow, 
the parameter aSymbol refers to a symbol, which is either a quoted 
string or a Symbol (such as :name)."

Cheers


Dave