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instance method

Kernel#String

String(arg) → string

static VALUE
rb_f_string(VALUE obj, VALUE arg)
{
    return rb_String(arg);
}

Returns arg as a String.

First tries to call its to_str method, then its to_s method.

Example

String(self)        #=> "main"
String(self.class)  #=> "Object"
String(123456)      #=> "123456"

See also #srand #sub #sprintf #syscall also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1