String

class String

Parent:
Object
Included modules:
Comparable

BigDecimal extends the native String class to provide the to_d method.

When you require BigDecimal in your application, this method will be available on String objects-

A String object holds and manipulates an arbitrary sequence of bytes, typically representing characters- String objects may be created using String::new or as literals-

Because of aliasing issues, users of strings should be aware of the methods that modify the contents of a String object- Typically, methods with