From: "Einar Magnús Boson" <einarmagnus@...>
Date: 2008-11-18T11:33:32+09:00
Subject: Re: let my custom defined class convert to string?



On 18.11.2008, at 02:01 , Jonathan Rochkind wrote:

> Is there any way I can make it so my custom-defined class can be
> automatically converted to a string?
>
> I have a #to_s method in it.
>
> So it works when I do something like "#{var_of_my_class} foo".  It  
> calls
> #to_s there.
>
> But if I try instead "some string" + var_of_my_class, then ruby
> complains that it can't convert MyClass to a string.
>
> Is there anything I can do so my class will always be converted  
> properly
> to a String by ruby, in all cases, so client code can really use it  
> just
> like a string?
>
> Jonathan
> -- 
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>

class MyClass < String

end


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