From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2007-10-11T10:47:54+09:00
Subject: Re: what does print call internally?

On Oct 10, 2007, at 15:31 , Martin DeMello wrote:

> irb(main):001:0> puts nil
> nil
> => nil
> irb(main):002:0> print nil
> nil=> nil
> irb(main):003:0> class NilClass
> irb(main):004:1> def inspect
> irb(main):005:2> "foo"
> irb(main):006:2> end
> irb(main):007:1> end
> => foo

it calls #to_s.

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