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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/subclasses.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/subclasses.rb
index 8a21c71a42..10a7c787f6 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/subclasses.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/class/subclasses.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,20 @@ class Class
# Test if this Ruby supports each_object against singleton_class
ObjectSpace.each_object(Numeric.singleton_class) {}
- def descendants # :nodoc:
+ # Returns an array with all classes that are < than its receiver.
+ #
+ # class C; end
+ # C.descendants # => []
+ #
+ # class B < C; end
+ # C.descendants # => [B]
+ #
+ # class A < B; end
+ # C.descendants # => [B, A]
+ #
+ # class D < C; end
+ # C.descendants # => [B, A, D]
+ def descendants
descendants = []
ObjectSpace.each_object(singleton_class) do |k|
descendants.unshift k unless k == self
@@ -14,7 +27,7 @@ class Class
descendants
end
rescue StandardError # JRuby 9.0.4.0 and earlier
- def descendants # :nodoc:
+ def descendants
descendants = []
ObjectSpace.each_object(Class) do |k|
descendants.unshift k if k < self