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instance method
Symbol#[]
(::int start, ?::int length) -> ::String?
(::range[::int?] range) -> ::String?
(::Regexp regexp, ?::MatchData::capture backref) -> ::String?
(::String substring) -> ::String?
self[offset] → string or nil
self[offset, size] → string or nil
self[range] → string or nil
self[regexp, capture = 0] → string or nil
self[substring] → string or nil
string.c
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static VALUE
sym_aref(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE sym)
{
return rb_str_aref_m(argc, argv, rb_sym2str(sym));
}
Equivalent to symbol.to_s[]; see String#[].