From: Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@...>
Date: 2005-08-27T03:48:39+09:00
Subject: Re: to_s and to_str

Here's another example that shows cases when to_s and to_str are used.

class Foo
  def to_s
    'to_s'
  end
  def to_str
    'to_str'
  end
end

f = Foo.new
puts f # outputs to_s
puts 'concat ' + f # outputs concat to_str
puts "substitute #{f}" outputs substitute to_s

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R. Mark Volkmann
Partner, Object Computing, Inc.