From: "Florian G. Pflug" <fgp@...>
Date: 2001-09-04T10:21:41+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:20831] Re: Converting String to Symbol?

On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 08:36:04AM +0900, David A. Black wrote:
> Hello --
> 
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Florian G. Pflug wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> > 
> > Sorry if this is a FAQ. Just flame me then ;-))
> > 
> > Is is possible to convert a string to a Symbol?
> 
> String#intern

And I read over a passage about symbols in "Programming Ruby" over and over
again, saying "..... Other languages call this process `interning,' ......."

Stupid me

greetings, Florian Pflug