Issue 7325 in pharo: Object misses #stringRepresentation

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New issue 7325 by [hidden email]: Object misses #stringRepresentation
http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7325

String has a #stringRepresentation method that says:

"Answer a string that represents the receiver.  For most objects this is  
simply its printString, but for strings themselves, it's themselves, to  
avoid the superfluous extra pair of quotes.  6/12/96 sw"

But that's the only class implementing it.


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Comment #1 on issue 7325 by [hidden email]: Object misses  
#stringRepresentation
http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7325

I swear I've tried to remember how to use Pharo Inbox, but couldn't :(

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Comment #2 on issue 7325 by [hidden email]: Object misses  
#stringRepresentation
http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7325

Let's think carefully about adding yet another method to Object.

There are way to many very similar methods on Object, [Arrayed|
Sequenceable]Collection and String.

There was a discussion about String's #printString, #asString, #storeString  
some time ago...
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Comment #3 on issue 7325 by [hidden email]: Object misses  
#stringRepresentation
http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7325

It has
   -> no senders
   -> just implemented in String to return self

I vote for deleting it.


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Comment #4 on issue 7325 by [hidden email]: Object misses  
#stringRepresentation
http://code.google.com/p/pharo/issues/detail?id=7325

I don't think I'm able to vote for any of the named messages, but I do  
think there **has to be** a method to do what #stringRepresentation's  
comment says.

I've just seen #asString, and does the trick, so maybe deleting  
#stringRepresentation is OK.

I think I've published the deletion in  
http://ss3.gemstone.com/ss/PharoInbox/SLICE-Issue-7325-Object-misses-stringRepresentation-MatiasGarciaIsaia.3.mcz


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