1 files changed, 24 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/element_set_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/element_set_spec.rb
index c7498f7ac9..f205177304 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/element_set_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/element_set_spec.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,33 @@ describe "Thread#[]=" do
       th.freeze
       -> {
         th[:foo] = "bar"
-      }.should raise_error(FrozenError, /frozen/)
+      }.should raise_error(FrozenError, "can't modify frozen thread locals")
     end.join
   end
 
+  it "accepts Strings and Symbols" do
+    t1 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[:value] = 1
+    end.join
+    t2 = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current["value"] = 2
+    end.join
+
+    t1[:value].should == 1
+    t2[:value].should == 2
+  end
+
+  it "converts a key that is neither String nor Symbol with #to_str" do
+    key = mock('value')
+    key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return('value')
+
+    th = Thread.new do
+      Thread.current[key] = 1
+    end.join
+
+    th[:value].should == 1
+  end
+
   it "raises exceptions on the wrong type of keys" do
     -> { Thread.current[nil] = true }.should raise_error(TypeError)
     -> { Thread.current[5] = true }.should raise_error(TypeError)