On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 11:31:06 +0900, Gavin Sinclair
<gsinclair / soyabean.com.au> wrote:
>   Class.get_class
>     Class.get_class("Test::Unit")  -> Test::Unit
>     Class.get_class("not-a-class") -> exception
> 
>     # Should 'get_class' be in Class or in Kernel?

Why not String?
  "Test::Unit".to_class  # => Test::Unit

My justification: it's analogous to String#to_sym.

> Thanks,
> Gavin

Sam