Fixnum

The class for fixed-length integers that fit into the machine's pointer, which is usually 31 bits long. If the result of an operation is out of Fixnum range, it is automatically extended into a Bignum.

Superclass

• Integer

Methods

id2name

Returns the string corresponding to a Symbol integer (obtained with Symbol#to_i). If there is no symbol that corresponds to the integer, returns nil.

to_sym

Returns the Symbol object corresponding to the integer value of the object's self. If there is no symbol that corresponds to the integer, returns nil.