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to_i

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to_i() public

Returns an integer that is unique for each symbol within a particular execution of a program.

:fred.to_i           #=> 9809
"fred".to_sym.to_i   #=> 9809

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     sym.to_i      => fixnum
 *  
 *  Returns an integer that is unique for each symbol within a
 *  particular execution of a program.
 *     
 *     :fred.to_i           #=> 9809
 *     "fred".to_sym.to_i   #=> 9809
 */

static VALUE
sym_to_i(sym)
    VALUE sym;
{
    ID id = SYM2ID(sym);

    return LONG2FIX(id);
}

to_i

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