From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-03-03T18:10:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Hash keys don't work as expected

On 02.03.2007 23:37, Rick DeNatale wrote:

Btw, there is an optimization going on under the hoods: unfrozen Strings 
are duped on onsertion:

irb(main):006:0> k="xx"
=> "xx"
irb(main):007:0> h={k=>1}
=> {"xx"=>1}
irb(main):008:0> k.object_id
=> 1881810
irb(main):009:0> h.keys[0].object_id
=> 1881830

irb(main):010:0> k.freeze
=> "xx"
irb(main):011:0> h={k=>1}
=> {"xx"=>1}
irb(main):012:0> k.object_id
=> 1881810
irb(main):013:0> h.keys[0].object_id
=> 1881810

>> BTW. I try to avoid to mutate hash keys, I know my limits ;)
> 
> Yes if you really want to be safe you can always clone and freeze keys
> when inserting into a hash.  But that's probably overkill.

Cloning is not necessary for Strings (see above).

Kind regards

	robert