From: james@... Date: 2002-03-30T00:09:46+09:00 Subject: RE: optimization questions > > btw, that is the difference between to_str and to_s ? An object that responds to to_str has the behavior of a String. The behavior of to_str is the same as to_s, but you can call to_str on something to see if you can treat it like a String in other regards. James > > >