From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2005-11-11T16:12:14+09:00
Subject: Re: Interger( a_symbol ) raises no exception

Stephan K�mper <Stephan.Kaemper@schleswig-holstein.de> wrote:
> 
> I now that there's a unique int associated to each Symbol, but I still 
> think that a String like "42" IS more like an Integer, than 
> :a_symbol_like_this.

Not to mention

irb(main):001:0> Integer :"42"
=> 15665

martin