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# Adds some additional methods to String objects.
#
# @api public
module Noumenon::StringExtensions
  # Attempts to convert a string into a constant.
  #
  # If the constant could not be found then a NameError will be raised.
  #
  # @example
  #   "Foo::Bar".constantize # => Foo::Bar
  def constantize
    mod = Module
    split("::").each do |mod_name|
      mod = mod.const_get(mod_name.to_sym)
    end

    mod
  end
end

String.class_eval { include Noumenon::StringExtensions }

Version data entries

12 entries across 12 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
noumenon-0.2.3	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.2.2	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.2.1	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.2.0	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.7	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.6	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.5	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.4	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.3	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.2	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.1	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb
noumenon-0.1.0	lib/noumenon/string_extensions.rb