From: Brad Wilson <dotnetguy@...>
Date: 2005-07-27T00:23:55+09:00
Subject: Re: defining to_s works oddly?

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To make a rough guess? So that you can say 'this is my human readable=20
version' (to_s) vs. 'this is how you convert me to a string' (to_str).

On 7/26/05, Jacob Fugal <lukfugl@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> On 7/26/05, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> > For that, you need the duck typed version of the method, to_str()...
>=20
> I'm curious about that... why the two methods, to_s/to_str? I know
> it's been discussed before, and I *think* I understood it then, but
> I've since forgotten and there are probably others who haven't heard
> the explanation before.
>=20
> Jacob Fugal
>=20
>=20


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