mod.const_get(sym)    → obj

Returns the value of the named constant in mod.

Math.const_get(:PI)   #=> 3.14159265358979

Source Code

/*
*  call-seq:
*     mod.const_get(sym)    => obj
*  
*  Returns the value of the named constant in <i>mod</i>.
*     
*     Math.const_get(:PI)   #=> 3.14159265358979
*/

static VALUE
rb_mod_const_get(mod, name)
   VALUE mod, name;
{
   ID id = rb_to_id(name);

   if (!rb_is_const_id(id)) {
       rb_name_error(id, "wrong constant name %s", rb_id2name(id));
   }
   return rb_const_get(mod, id);
}