How can this line in Java be translated to Ruby:
String className = "java.util.Vector";
...
Object o = Class.forName(className).newInstance();
Thanks!
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1180answers:
2If you'd like to instantiate a class inside a module you just use the module instead of `Object`. `MyCoolModule::Submodule.const_get('MyString').new`
ba
2009-05-02 15:30:17
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A:
If you need to do this in a Rails project, there is also a helper that does this:
"String".constantize.new
Ian Terrell
2008-10-01 15:16:21