class Symbol
include Comparable
alias intern to_sym
def to_proc
->(obj,*args,&block) do
obj.__send__(self, *args, &block)
end
end
##
# call-seq:
# sym.capitalize -> symbol
#
# Same as sym.to_s.capitalize.intern
.
def capitalize
(self.to_s.capitalize! || self).to_sym
end
##
# call-seq:
# sym.downcase -> symbol
#
# Same as sym.to_s.downcase.intern
.
def downcase
(self.to_s.downcase! || self).to_sym
end
##
# call-seq:
# sym.upcase -> symbol
#
# Same as sym.to_s.upcase.intern
.
def upcase
(self.to_s.upcase! || self).to_sym
end
##
# call-seq:
# sym.casecmp(other) -> -1, 0, +1 or nil
#
# Case-insensitive version of Symbol#<=>
.
def casecmp(other)
return nil unless other.kind_of?(Symbol)
lhs = self.to_s; lhs.upcase!
rhs = other.to_s; rhs.upcase!
lhs <=> rhs
end
#
# call-seq:
# sym.empty? -> true or false
#
# Returns that _sym_ is :"" or not.
def empty?
self.length == 0
end
end