From: ahoward <ahoward@...>
Date: 2003-01-18T08:48:53+09:00
Subject: OT - Re: quick: it responds, it evaluates, and is not empty

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 dblack@candle.superlink.net wrote:

> See <http://www.rubygarden.com/article.php?sid=110> -- there was a
> (rejected) RCR for Symbol.new, with some commentary from Matz.

i have done

  def Symbol.[] s
    s.to_s.intern
  end


which makes intuitive sense to me :

  Symbol['method'] >> :method


-a

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