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NameError

< StandardError 3 instance methods 1 class methods

Raised when a given name is invalid or undefined.

Example

puts foo

raises the exception:

NameError: undefined local variable or method `foo' for main:Object

Since constant names must start with a capital:

Example

Integer.const_set :answer, 42

raises the exception:

NameError: wrong constant name answer

Class methods 1