Method: Kernel#remove_const!

Defined in:
lib/qualitysmith_extensions/module/remove_const.rb

#remove_const! ⇒ Object

This is similar to Kernel#remove_const, but it only works for modules/classes.

This is similar to the built-in Module#remove_module, but it lets you do it in a more object oriented manner, calling remove! on the module/class/constant itself that you want to remove, rather than on its parent.

Makes it possible to write simply:

A::B::C.remove_const!

rather than having to think about which module the constant is actually defined in and calling remove_const on that module. This is how you would have to otherwise do it:

A::B.send(:remove_const, :C)



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# File 'lib/qualitysmith_extensions/module/remove_const.rb', line 27

def remove_const!
  if split.size > 1
    parent_module = modspace      # For example, would be A::B for A::B::C
    const_to_remove = split.last  # For example, would be :C   for A::B::C
    parent_module.ignore_access.remove_const(const_to_remove)
  else
    Object.ignore_access.remove_const(name)
  end
end