1 files changed, 20 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/method_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/method_spec.rb
index caf2ec948b..3fc566d6a6 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/kernel/method_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/kernel/method_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe "Kernel#method" do
     m.call.should == :defined
   end
 
-  it "can be called even if we only repond_to_missing? method, true" do
+  it "can be called even if we only respond_to_missing? method, true" do
     m = KernelSpecs::RespondViaMissing.new.method(:handled_privately)
     m.should be_an_instance_of(Method)
     m.call(1, 2, 3).should == "Done handled_privately([1, 2, 3])"
@@ -58,4 +58,23 @@ describe "Kernel#method" do
     m = cls.new.method(:bar)
     m.call.should == :bar
   end
+
+  describe "converts the given name to a String using #to_str" do
+    it "calls #to_str to convert the given name to a String" do
+      name = mock("method-name")
+      name.should_receive(:to_str).and_return("hash")
+      Object.method(name).should == Object.method(:hash)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a TypeError if the given name can't be converted to a String" do
+      -> { Object.method(nil) }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+      -> { Object.method([])  }.should raise_error(TypeError)
+    end
+
+    it "raises a NoMethodError if the given argument raises a NoMethodError during type coercion to a String" do
+      name = mock("method-name")
+      name.should_receive(:to_str).and_raise(NoMethodError)
+      -> { Object.method(name) }.should raise_error(NoMethodError)
+    end
+  end
 end