From: itsme213 <itsme213@...>
Date: 2004-11-30T08:52:48+09:00
Subject: to_s, inspect, etc.

Where would I find a nice summary of to_s, inspect, p, etc. and the core
ones to override for various purposes?

Are to_s, inspect, etc. defined more-or-less consistently for the library
classes? Are they used consistently by the various tools like irb, debug,
test/unit, breakpoint, etc?

I often find myself with quite unhelpful presentations of objects e.g. when
a test/unit assertion fails, I might get a 2-page long description of one of
the objects involved. For my own classes I poke around at to_s and friends
but it often feels like guesswork.

Thanks!