How can I get a instance of a Class from a String in ruby? [duplicate]

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How to convert a string to a constant in Ruby?

I am wondering whether there is a way for me to convert a string to a class in ruby. What i mean by this is that, given a String like

'Fixnum'

i want a way to get the class

Fixnum

back

can someone give me an idea on how to do this?

ennuikiller · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-21 06:33:14Z

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"FixNum".classify.contantize should do it

answered Aug 21, 2011 at 6:33

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I think that's only in Rails. Anyway this question is (I hope) about to be closed as a duplicate...