Class: String

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/dust/helper.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#is_a_defined_class? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/dust/helper.rb', line 71

def is_a_defined_class?
  true if self.to_class
rescue NameError
  false
end

#is_int? ⇒ Boolean

checks if string is a valid integer

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/dust/helper.rb', line 78

def is_int?
  true if Integer(self) rescue false
end

#to_class ⇒ Object

stole this from Afz902k who posted something similar at stackoverflow.com adds ability to check if a class with the name of a string exists



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# File 'lib/dust/helper.rb', line 65

def to_class
  Kernel.const_get self.capitalize
rescue NameError
  nil
end