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new

v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - Class: Pathname

new(path)

public

Create a Pathname object from the given String (or String-like object). If path contains a NUL character (\0), an ArgumentError is raised.

# File lib/pathname.rb, line 210
  def initialize(path)
    path = path.__send__(TO_PATH) if path.respond_to? TO_PATH
    @path = path.dup

    if /\00// =~ @path
      raise ArgumentError, "pathname contains \\0: #{@path.inspect}"
    end

    self.taint if @path.tainted?
  end

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