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Using Symbols as Hash Keys (written by Ben Giddings) | ||
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Code | Expected | Actual |
people = Hash.new people[:nickname] = 'Matz' people[:language] = 'Japanese' people['last name'.intern] = 'Matsumoto' people[:nickname] |
"Matz" | "Matz" |
people['nickname'.intern] |
"Matz" | "Matz" |
'name'.object_id |
-605973716 | -605974746 |
'name'.object_id |
-605976356 | -605977386 |
'name'.object_id |
-605978996 | -605980026 |
:name.object_id |
878862 | 878862 |
:name.object_id |
878862 | 878862 |
'name'.intern.object_id |
878862 | 878862 |
'name'.intern.object_id |
878862 | 878862 |