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+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
+require_relative 'shared/method'
+require_relative 'fixtures/classes'
+
+describe "Kernel#method" do
+  it_behaves_like :kernel_method, :method
+
+  before :each do
+    @obj = KernelSpecs::A.new
+  end
+
+  it "can be called on a private method" do
+    @obj.send(:private_method).should == :private_method
+    @obj.method(:private_method).should be_an_instance_of(Method)
+  end
+
+  it "can be called on a protected method" do
+    @obj.send(:protected_method).should == :protected_method
+    @obj.method(:protected_method).should be_an_instance_of(Method)
+  end
+
+  it "will see an alias of the original method as == when in a derived class" do
+    obj = KernelSpecs::B.new
+    obj.method(:aliased_pub_method).should == obj.method(:pub_method)
+  end
+
+  it "can call methods created with define_method" do
+    m = @obj.method(:defined_method)
+    m.call.should == :defined
+  end
+
+  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])"
+  end
+
+  it "can call a #method_missing accepting zero or one arguments" do
+    cls = Class.new do
+      def respond_to_missing?(name, *)
+        name == :foo or super
+      end
+      def method_missing
+        :no_args
+      end
+    end
+    m = cls.new.method(:foo)
+    -> { m.call }.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+
+    cls = Class.new do
+      def respond_to_missing?(name, *)
+        name == :bar or super
+      end
+      def method_missing(m)
+        m
+      end
+    end
+    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