module Clowne::Ext::StringConstantize
Add simple constantize method to String
Public Instance Methods
constantize()
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# File lib/clowne/ext/string_constantize.rb, line 8 def constantize names = split("::") return nil if names.empty? # Remove the first blank element in case of '::ClassName' notation. names.shift if names.size > 1 && names.first.empty? begin names.inject(Object) do |constant, name| constant.const_get(name) end # rescue instead of const_defined? allow us to use # Rails const autoloading (aka patched const_get) rescue NameError nil end end