Ruby - Re: symbols vs. strings

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Re: symbols vs. strings

Mark Volkmann

2005-08-28, 6:59 pm

On 8/26/05, Brian Schr=F6der <ruby.brian@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 26/08/05, Mark Volkmann <r.mark.volkmann@gmail.com> wrote:
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> That can e.g. be implemented like this:
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> def pack(arghash)
> arghash =3D arghash.inject({}) { | r, (k, v) | r[k.to_s] =3D v; r }
> side =3D arghash['side']
> ...
> end

Just to clarify, are you saying that ...

1) If I want my code that accepts a Hash parameter to allow keys to be
either Symbols or Strings, I need to use an approach like you showed
above.

2) Many existing Ruby classes do this.

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R. Mark Volkmann
Partner, Object Computing, Inc.

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