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Specify which core classes are convertible (#5790)

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@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
Some Ruby methods accept one or more objects
that can be either:
* <i>Of a given class</i>, and so accepted as is.
* <i>Implicitly convertible to that class</i>, in which case
the called method converts the object.
@ -17,10 +18,15 @@ a specific conversion method:
=== Array-Convertible Objects
An <i>Array-convertible object</i> is an object that:
* Has instance method +to_ary+.
* The method accepts no arguments.
* The method returns an object +obj+ for which <tt>obj.kind_of?(Array)</tt> returns +true+.
The Ruby core class that satisfies these requirements is:
* Array
The examples in this section use method <tt>Array#replace</tt>,
which accepts an Array-convertible argument.
@ -66,10 +72,15 @@ This class is not Array-convertible (method +to_ary+ returns non-Array):
=== Hash-Convertible Objects
A <i>Hash-convertible object</i> is an object that:
* Has instance method +to_hash+.
* The method accepts no arguments.
* The method returns an object +obj+ for which <tt>obj.kind_of?(Hash)</tt> returns +true+.
The Ruby core class that satisfies these requirements is:
* Hash
The examples in this section use method <tt>Hash#merge</tt>,
which accepts a Hash-convertible argument.
@ -115,10 +126,18 @@ This class is not Hash-convertible (method +to_hash+ returns non-Hash):
=== Integer-Convertible Objects
An <i>Integer-convertible object</i> is an object that:
* Has instance method +to_int+.
* The method accepts no arguments.
* The method returns an object +obj+ for which <tt>obj.kind_of?(Integer)</tt> returns +true+.
The Ruby core classes that satisfy these requirements are:
* Integer
* Float
* Complex
* Rational
The examples in this section use method <tt>Array.new</tt>,
which accepts an Integer-convertible argument.
@ -159,6 +178,10 @@ A <i>String-convertible object</i> is an object that:
* The method accepts no arguments.
* The method returns an object +obj+ for which <tt>obj.kind_of?(String)</tt> returns +true+.
The Ruby core class that satisfies these requirements is:
* String
The examples in this section use method <tt>String::new</tt>,
which accepts a String-convertible argument.