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class Symbol
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Parent:
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Object
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Version:
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1.6
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Index:
id2name
inspect
to_i
to_s
A
Symbol object represents a Ruby name and is generated
automatically using the
:name literal syntax. The same
Symbol
object will be created for a given name string for the duration of a
program's execution, regardless of the context or meaning of that
name. Thus if
Fred is a constant in one context, a method in
another, and a class in a third, the
Symbol :Fred will be
the same object in all three contexts.
module One
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class Fred
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end
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$f1 = :Fred
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end
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module Two
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Fred = 1
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$f2 = :Fred
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end
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def Fred()
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end
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$f3 = :Fred
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$f1.id
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$f2.id
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$f3.id
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instance methods
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id2name
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sym.id2name -> aString
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Returns the name corresponding to sym.
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inspect
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sym.inspect -> aString
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Returns the representation of sym as a symbol literal.
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to_i
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sym.to_i -> aFixnum
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Returns an integer that is unique for each symbol within a
particular execution of a program.
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to_s
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sym.to_s -> aString
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Synonym for
Symbol#id2name
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