Chapter 8. Strings, symbols, and other scalar objects
In this chapter
- String object creation and manipulation
- Methods for transforming strings
- Symbol semantics
- String/symbol comparison
- Integers and floats
- Time and date objects
The term scalar means one-dimensional. Here, it refers to objects that represent single values, as opposed to collection or container objects that hold multiple values. There are some shades of gray: strings, for example, can be viewed as collections of characters in addition to being single units of text. Scalar is to some extent in the eye of the beholder. Still, as a good first approximation, you can look at the classes discussed in this chapter as classes of one-dimensional, bite-sized objects, in contrast to ...
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