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--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription
aliases: []
block_params:
comment:
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: Returns the <tt>Symbol</tt> corresponding to <em>str</em>, creating the symbol if it did not previously exist. See <tt>Symbol#id2name</tt>.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB
body: " "Koala".intern #=> :Koala\n s = 'cat'.to_sym #=> :cat\n s == :cat #=> true\n s = '@cat'.to_sym #=> :@cat\n s == :@cat #=> true\n"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P
body: This can also be used to create symbols that cannot be represented using the <tt>:xxx</tt> notation.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB
body: " 'cat and dog'.to_sym #=> :"cat and dog"\n"
full_name: String#intern
is_singleton: false
name: intern
params: |
str.intern => symbol
str.to_sym => symbol
visibility: public