Dynamic class???

[Varun Goel]

Hi All,
In controller i have one method like
def create_class

Object.const_get("Array").new

end

I Ruby forums i cam to know that will create a class called Array.Am i
right??
Now my question is that where is that class when i will find this class
in my project folder i tried but not able to see.

Please help me.

Thanks
Varun

 

[Simon Krahnke]

Hi All,
In controller i have one method like
def create_class

Object.const_get("Array").new

end

I Ruby forums i cam to know that will create a class called Array.Am i
right??

No, that should be the same as Array.new.

mfg, simon .... l

 

[Simon Krahnke]

Now my question is that where is that class when i will find this class
in my project folder i tried but not able to see.

What do you mean by project folder? Creating a class will not create a
source file.

mfg, simon .... l

 

[Robert Klemme]

Hi All,
In controller i have one method like
def create_class

Object.const_get("Array").new

end

I Ruby forums i cam to know that will create a class called Array.Am i
right??

No. It will likely create an instance of class Array.

Now my question is that where is that class when i will find this class
in my project folder i tried but not able to see.

You'll have to look into Ruby's source code.

Kind regards

robert