From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-09-16T00:01:34+09:00
Subject: Re: hash and "=="

Brian Buckley wrote:
> What is the difference between "eql?" and "=="  in Ruby?

Type conversion for numeric values:

>> 1.eql? 1.0
=> false
>> 1 == 1.0
=> true

But most of the time they behave equivalently.

>> "a".eql? "a"
=> true
>> "a" == "a"
=> true

Kind regards

    robert