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instance method

IO#inspect

() -> ::String
inspect → string

Returns a string representation of self:

Example
f = File.open('t.txt')
f.inspect # => "#<File:t.txt>"
f.close
See also #input_pending? #internal_encoding #iflush #ioctl also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0