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From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: Getting class name without module
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 08:19:03 +0100
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On 12/04/2012 08:24 PM, irio.musskopf@caixadeideias.com.br wrote:
> Em ter=E7a-feira, 12 de fevereiro de 2008 10h05min31s UTC-2, Jari Willi=
amsson  escreveu:
>> Is there a method available to get only the class name, without gettin=
g
>> the module name prior to it? Alternatively, to get the class name with=
in
>> the current name space context?
>>
>> For example, self.class could return something like this:
>> MyModule::MyClass
>> (I would like to only get the "MyClass" part.)
>>
>> Or do I have to resort to string manipulation/regexps?

irb(main):001:0> module X; class Y; end end
=3D> nil
irb(main):002:0> X::Y.name
=3D> "X::Y"
irb(main):003:0> X::Y.name.split(/::/).last
=3D> "Y"
irb(main):004:0> X::Y.name.split('::').last
=3D> "Y"

Cheers

	robert