require_relative '../../spec_helper' describe "String.allocate" do it "returns an instance of String" do str = String.allocate str.should be_an_instance_of(String) end it "returns a fully-formed String" do str = String.allocate str.size.should == 0 str << "more" str.should == "more" end it "returns a binary String" do String.new.encoding.should == Encoding::BINARY end end