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Diffstat (limited to 'object.c')
-rw-r--r-- | object.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -1659,10 +1659,12 @@ rb_obj_public_methods(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj) /* * call-seq: * obj.instance_variable_get(symbol) => obj - * - * Returns the value of the given instance variable (or throws a - * <code>NameError</code> exception). The <code>@</code> part of the - * variable name should be included for regular instance variables + * + * Returns the value of the given instance variable, or nil if the + * instance variable is not set. The @ part of the variable name + * should be included for regular instance variables. Throws a + * NameError exception if the supplied symbol is not valid as an + * instance variable name. * * class Fred * def initialize(p1, p2) |