path: root/sources/scala/Symbol.scala

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package scala;


/** Instances of <code>Symbol</code> can be created easily with
 *  Scala's built-in quote mechanism. For instance, the Scala term
 *  <code>'mysym</code> will invoke the constructor of the
 *  <code>Symbol</code> class in the following way:
 *  <code>new Symbol("mysym")</code>. .
 *
 *  @author  Martin Odersky
 *  @version 1.7, 08/12/2003
 */
final case class Symbol(name: String) {

    /** Converts this symbol to a string.
     */
    override def toString(): String = {
      "'" + name
    }
}