Last Updated: February 25, 2016
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Get class name from string

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#rails
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Sometime you need to convert a simple string into a class name...

x = 'invoices'
# => 'invoices'
x.classify.constantize
# => Invoice

Happy coding!

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Written by Carlos Hernández

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