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instance method · added in Ruby 3.3

Refinement#target

() -> ::Module?

target → class_or_module

VALUE
rb_refinement_module_get_refined_class(VALUE module)
{
    ID id_refined_class;

    CONST_ID(id_refined_class, "__refined_class__");
    return rb_attr_get(module, id_refined_class);
}

Return the class or module refined by the receiver.

Example

module M
  refine String do
  end
end

M.refinements[0].target # => String

Ruby version changes

3.3
- Add Refinement#target as an alternative of Refinement#refined_class. Refinement#refined_class is deprecated and will be removed in Ruby 3.4. [Feature #19714]

See also #import_methods also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3

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