[MacRuby] #1488: Pointer#cast! does not accept the alias of Pointer type.

27 Mar 2012


      #1488: Pointer#cast! does not accept the alias of Pointer type.
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 Reporter:  watson1978@…          |       Owner:  lsansonetti@…        
     Type:  defect                |      Status:  new                  
 Priority:  major                 |   Milestone:                       
Component:  MacRuby               |    Keywords:                       
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 Pointer.new accept the alias of Pointer type.
 {{{
 $ macirb --simple-prompt
...
...
Pointer.new('i')
 => #<Pointer:0x4004a4100>
Pointer.new(:int)      # alias of 'i'
 => #<Pointer:0x400777700>
 }}}
But, Pointer#cast! does not accept.
 {{{
...
...
po = Pointer.new(:int)
 => #<Pointer:0x400791760>
po.cast!(:uint)        # alias of 'I'
 TypeError: can't convert Symbol into String
...
...
po.cast!('I')
 => #<Pointer:0x400791760>
po.type
 => "I"
 }}}
I think Pointer#cast! should accept the alias.

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Ticket URL: <http://www.macruby.org/trac/ticket/1488>
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