From: Marc-Andre Lafortune <ruby-core@...>
Date: 2012-03-17T07:13:17+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:43358] [ruby-trunk - Feature #5008] Equal rights for Hash (like Array, String, Integer, Float)


Issue #5008 has been updated by Marc-Andre Lafortune.


Hi,

Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote:
>  Repeating myself, unlike other classes in the table, Hash does not
>  have "natural" conversion from set of values, so that I don't think
>  it's worth provide to_h method.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

Even if you will not accept Enumerable#to_h, how about `to_h` for Hash, Struct, OpenStruct and NilClass, which do have a natural conversion to a hash?

Thanks
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Feature #5008: Equal rights for Hash (like Array, String, Integer, Float)
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/5008#change-24662

Author: Suraj Kurapati
Status: Assigned
Priority: Normal
Assignee: Yukihiro Matsumoto
Category: 
Target version: 


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Hello,

I am using ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-linux].

Although Ruby has a rich set of primitive data types and structures, 
the Hash seems neglected in the Ruby API in comparison to its peers:

* String: Object#to_s by API
* Integer: Kernel#Integer by API and Object#to_i by convention
* Float: Kernel#Float by API and Object#to_f by convention
* Array: Kernel#Array by API and Object#to_a by convention
* Hash: Kernel#Hash (issue #3131) and Object#to_hash by convention

In particular, the Hash seems neglected by the Ruby API because:

* Its convention method (#to_hash) is longer than one character (#to_h).
* It did not have a Kernel-level method until recently (see issue #3131).
* It has no methods for conversion from NilClass, unlike #to_s, a, i, f.

Please rectify this un-orthogonality and grant Hash equal rights by:

* Establish #to_h as the convention method for converting objects into Hash.
* Add Kernel#Hash method for converting objects into Hash strictly (see issue #3131).
* Define NilClass#to_h so that we can convert nil into an empty Hash.

Thanks for your consideration.
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