Method: Kernel#autoload

Defined in:

load.c

#autoload ⇒ nil

Registers filename to be loaded (using Kernel::require) the first time that module (which may be a String or a symbol) is accessed.

autoload(:MyModule, "/usr/local/lib/modules/my_module.rb")

Returns:

• (nil)

# File 'load.c'

static VALUE
rb_f_autoload(VALUE obj, VALUE sym, VALUE file)
{
VALUE klass = rb_class_real(rb_vm_cbase());
if (NIL_P(klass)) {
rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "Can not set autoload on singleton class");
}