From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2011-07-04T01:59:58+09:00
Subject: Re: symbol vs string for hash keys

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Chad Perrin <code@apotheon.net> wrote:
>
> Basically, if it is more important to be able to operate on the names of
> your hash keys, strings are appropriate; if performance is more
> important, or you are sure no such operation on the names will be
> necessary, symbols are appropriate.

And, of course, you can convert to and from symbols/strings. Beware
the spaces, though:

>> "a space".to_sym
=> :"a space"
>> :"a space".to_s
=> "a space"
>> :symbolic_snake.to_s
=> "symbolic_snake"

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