From: "madeofcode (Mark Dodwell)" Date: 2012-07-04T18:25:03+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:46172] [ruby-trunk - Feature #6697][Open] [PATCH] Add Kernel#Symbol conversion method like String(), Array() etc. Issue #6697 has been reported by madeofcode (Mark Dodwell). ---------------------------------------- Feature #6697: [PATCH] Add Kernel#Symbol conversion method like String(), Array() etc. https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/6697 Author: madeofcode (Mark Dodwell) Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: Category: Target version: 2.0.0 For consistency, it seems to make sense to add a Kernel#Symbol helper. This change would not break any existing code and it provides a more consistent interface. Thoughts? -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/