# $Id$ class Object #:nodoc: def remove_subclasses_of(superclass) subclasses_of(superclass).each { |subclass| Object.send(:remove_const, subclass) rescue nil } end def subclasses_of(superclass) subclasses = [] ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) do |k| next if !k.ancestors.include?(superclass) || superclass == k || k.to_s.include?("::") || subclasses.include?(k.to_s) subclasses << k.to_s end subclasses end end class Class #:nodoc: def remove_subclasses Object.remove_subclasses_of(self) end def subclasses Object.subclasses_of(self) end end