U:RDoc::AnyMethod[iI"const_missing:ETI"Module#const_missing;TF: publico:RDoc::Markup::Document: @parts[ o:RDoc::Markup::Paragraph; [ I"BInvoked when a reference is made to an undefined constant in ;FI"Gmod. It is passed a symbol for the undefined constant, and ;FI"7returns a value to be used for that constant. The ;FI".following code is an example of the same:;Fo:RDoc::Markup::BlankLineo:RDoc::Markup::Verbatim; [ I"!def Foo.const_missing(name) ;TI"1 name # return the constant name as Symbol ;TI" end ;TI" ;TI"CFoo::UNDEFINED_CONST #=> :UNDEFINED_CONST: symbol returned ;T: @format0o; ; [ I"LIn the next example when a reference is made to an undefined constant, ;FI"Kit attempts to load a file whose name is the lowercase version of the ;FI"Econstant (thus class Fred is assumed to be in file ;FI"Gfred.rb). If found, it returns the loaded class. It ;FI"Mtherefore implements an autoload feature similar to Kernel#autoload and ;FI"Module#autoload.;F@o; ; [I"$def Object.const_missing(name) ;TI" @looked_for ||= {} ;TI" str_name = name.to_s ;TI"A raise "Class not found: #{name}" if @looked_for[str_name] ;TI"! @looked_for[str_name] = 1 ;TI" file = str_name.downcase ;TI" require file ;TI" klass = const_get(name) ;TI" return klass if klass ;TI"( raise "Class not found: #{name}" ;TI"end;T; 0: @fileI" object.c;T:0@omit_headings_from_table_of_contents_below0I"&mod.const_missing(sym) -> obj ;F0[I" (p1);T@.FI" Module;TcRDoc::NormalClass00