* object.c: Document methods receiving string and convert to symbol

  Patch by Stefan Rusterholz
* vm_eval.c: ditto
* vm_method.c: ditto


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@39449 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/vm_eval.c b/vm_eval.c
index 296af8cfe7..53025a489c 100644
--- a/vm_eval.c
+++ b/vm_eval.c
@@ -862,13 +862,17 @@ send_internal(int argc, const VALUE *argv, VALUE recv, call_type scope)
 }
 
 /*
- *  call-seq:
- *     foo.send(symbol [, args...])        -> obj
- *     foo.__send__(symbol [, args...])      -> obj
+ * call-seq:
+ *    foo.send(symbol [, args...])       -> obj
+ *    foo.__send__(symbol [, args...])   -> obj
+ *    foo.send(string [, args...])       -> obj
+ *    foo.__send__(string [, args...])   -> obj
  *
  *  Invokes the method identified by _symbol_, passing it any
  *  arguments specified. You can use <code>__send__</code> if the name
  *  +send+ clashes with an existing method in _obj_.
+ *  When the method is identified by a string, the string is converted
+ *  to a symbol.
  *
  *     class Klass
  *       def hello(*args)
@@ -888,10 +892,13 @@ rb_f_send(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE recv)
 /*
  *  call-seq:
  *     obj.public_send(symbol [, args...])  -> obj
+ *     obj.public_send(string [, args...])  -> obj
  *
  *  Invokes the method identified by _symbol_, passing it any
  *  arguments specified. Unlike send, public_send calls public
  *  methods only.
+ *  When the method is identified by a string, the string is converted
+ *  to a symbol.
  *
  *     1.public_send(:puts, "hello")  # causes NoMethodError
  */