require 'facet/string/to_const' class Symbol # Get a constant by a given symbol name. # # require 'facet/symbol/to_const' # # :Class.to_const #=> Class # # Note this method is not as verstile as it should be, # since it can not access contants relative to the current # execution context. But without a binding_of_caller that # does not seem possible. def to_const to_s.to_const end end