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Diffstat (limited to 'vm_eval.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | vm_eval.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -862,13 +862,17 @@ send_internal(int argc, const VALUE *argv, VALUE recv, call_type scope) } /* - * call-seq: - * foo.send(symbol [, args...]) -> obj - * foo.__send__(symbol [, args...]) -> obj + * call-seq: + * foo.send(symbol [, args...]) -> obj + * foo.__send__(symbol [, args...]) -> obj + * foo.send(string [, args...]) -> obj + * foo.__send__(string [, args...]) -> obj * * Invokes the method identified by _symbol_, passing it any * arguments specified. You can use <code>__send__</code> if the name * +send+ clashes with an existing method in _obj_. + * When the method is identified by a string, the string is converted + * to a symbol. * * class Klass * def hello(*args) @@ -888,10 +892,13 @@ rb_f_send(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE recv) /* * call-seq: * obj.public_send(symbol [, args...]) -> obj + * obj.public_send(string [, args...]) -> obj * * Invokes the method identified by _symbol_, passing it any * arguments specified. Unlike send, public_send calls public * methods only. + * When the method is identified by a string, the string is converted + * to a symbol. * * 1.public_send(:puts, "hello") # causes NoMethodError */ |