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+/* __ *\
+** ________ ___ / / ___ Scala API **
+** / __/ __// _ | / / / _ | (c) 2003-2007, LAMP/EPFL **
+** __\ \/ /__/ __ |/ /__/ __ | http://scala-lang.org/ **
+** /____/\___/_/ |_/____/_/ | | **
+** |/ **
+\* */
+
+// $Id$
+
+
+package scala
+
+/** <p>
+ * Instances of <code>Symbol</code> can be created easily with
+ * Scala's built-in quote mechanism.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * For instance, the <a href="http://scala-lang.org/" target="_top">Scala</a>
+ * term <code>'mysym</code> will invoke the constructor of the
+ * <code>Symbol</code> class in the following way:
+ * <code>new Symbol("mysym")</code>.
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @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
+ }
+
+ /** <p>
+ * Makes this symbol into a unique reference.
+ * </p>
+ * <p>
+ * If two interened symbols are equal (i.e. they have the same name)
+ * then they must be identical (wrt reference equality).
+ * </p>
+ *
+ * @return the unique reference to this symbol.
+ */
+ def intern: Symbol = this
+
+}