class EpubForge::Utils::Misc
Public Class Methods
constantize( str )
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stolen from Rails constantize method, via StackOverflow stackoverflow.com/questions/3314475/how-do-i-get-class-object-from-string-abc-in-ruby
# File lib/epubforge/utils/misc.rb, line 6 def self.constantize( str ) names = str.split('::') names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty? constant = Object names.each do |name| constant = constant.const_defined?(name) ? constant.const_get(name) : constant.const_missing(name) end constant end