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class Class
# Returns a new Object instance of the class name specified.
#
# Examples:
# Class.new_instance_of("Orange") => #<Orange:0x376c0c>
# Class.new_instance_of("Animals::Dog") => #<Animals::Dog:0x376a2c>
def self.new_instance_of(klass_name)
klass_name.constantize.new
end
# This will through the ancestor tree of object and tell you if
# that object is of the specified type.
def class_is_a?(klass_name)
self.ancestors.each do |an|
if an == klass_name
return true
end
end
return false
end
# Returns an array of the classes parent classes.
#
# Examples:
# Orange.parents # => [Citrus, Fruit, Object]
# Citrus.parents # => [Fruit, Object]
# Fruit.parents # => [Object]
def parents
ans = [self.superclass]
until ans.last.superclass.nil?
ans << ans.last.superclass
end
ans
end
end
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