# Where are the environments constant defined? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 28, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-environments-constant-defined/154394 "2008-11-28T16:43:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-environments-constant-defined/154394/1 "2008-11-28T16:43:08Z")
Hi, constants defined in environment.rb are application wide. But how and where are they stored ? I mean which is the class or module to which they are attached ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-environments-constant-defined/154394/2 "2008-11-28T16:48:06Z")
On Nov 28, 3:43 pm, Bob M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi, constants defined in environment.rb are application wide. > > But how and where are they stored ? I mean which is the class or module > to which they are attached ? Object. (and there’s nothing special about environment.rb. If you define a constant outside of a class or module then it will get set at the top level (bearing in mind that ruby’s constant resolution only really cares about lexical scope) Fred ---
**Author:** ![bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/9fc348/32.png) [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-environments-constant-defined/154394/3 "2008-11-28T17:30:31Z")
Thanks a lot Fred ! I was totally unaware about this…