Feature #8939: symbol / string invariance (for hashes)

• Status: Closed
• Assignee: -
• Target version: -

[Sing9898 (Sing Lou)]

hash={key:"value"}
hash["key"] should return "value"

hash={"key"=>"value"}
hash[:key] should return "value"

[Hanmac (Hans Mackowiak)]

no it should not because Symbol and String are two different Classes,
if you want that are the same use ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess

[Sing9898 (Sing Lou)]

Update: then let's make HashWithIndifferentAccess the standard hash somehow

[Hanmac (Hans Mackowiak)]

Duplicate of Feature #7797 "Hash should be renamed to StrictHash and a new Hash should be created to behave like AS HashWithIndifferentAccess"

others like
Feature #7792 "Make symbols and strings the same thing"
are rejected

you RailsGuys need to understand that there are both String and Symbol and both does have pro and con facts

(always turning sym <-> str is not a good idea)

[Sing9898 (Sing Lou)]

yes,duplicate, thanks

[nagachika (Tomoyuki Chikanaga)]

• Status changed from Open to Closed