Any way to know a Class's name in class method?

[Eric C.]

Hi:

I'm writing a class where I need to know the class's name inside a class
method:

class MyClass

def instance_method
puts self.class.name # => "MyClass"
end

def self.class_method
self.class.name # => Undefined
how can I get class.name here?
end


end

Thanks,
Eric

 

[Kirk Haines]

Hi:

I'm writing a class where I need to know the class's name inside a class
method:

class MyClass

=A0def instance_method
=A0 =A0puts self.class.name =A0# =3D> "MyClass"
=A0end

=A0def self.class_method
=A0 =A0self.class.name # =3D> Undefined
=A0 =A0how can I get class.name here?
=A0end
end

class MyClass
def self.class_method
self.name
end
end

 

[Eric C.]

Thank You!! It works. Seems so simple now

 

[Robert Klemme]

class MyClass
=A0def self.class_method
=A0 =A0self.name
=A0end
end

Or even just

class MyClass
def self.class_method
name
end
end

Hereby I grant you the first official "useless self" award of Rubyland.
;-)

Cheers

robert


PS: More awards at http://partmaps.org/era/unix/award.html

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