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Get variable name
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get_variable_name.rb
string = 'Just String'
type = defined?(string)
list = {
"local-variable" => local_variables,
"instance-variable" => instance_variables,
"global-variable" => global_variables
}[type] || []
name = list.find {|v| eval(v.to_s) == string}
puts name
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