require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__) require File.expand_path('../fixtures/classes.rb', __FILE__) describe "String#<=> with String" do it "compares individual characters based on their ascii value" do ascii_order = Array.new(256) { |x| x.chr } sort_order = ascii_order.sort sort_order.should == ascii_order end it "returns -1 when self is less than other" do ("this" <=> "those").should == -1 end it "returns 0 when self is equal to other" do ("yep" <=> "yep").should == 0 end it "returns 1 when self is greater than other" do ("yoddle" <=> "griddle").should == 1 end it "considers string that comes lexicographically first to be less if strings have same size" do ("aba" <=> "abc").should == -1 ("abc" <=> "aba").should == 1 end it "doesn't consider shorter string to be less if longer string starts with shorter one" do ("abc" <=> "abcd").should == -1 ("abcd" <=> "abc").should == 1 end it "compares shorter string with corresponding number of first chars of longer string" do ("abx" <=> "abcd").should == 1 ("abcd" <=> "abx").should == -1 end it "ignores subclass differences" do a = "hello" b = StringSpecs::MyString.new("hello") (a <=> b).should == 0 (b <=> a).should == 0 end end # Note: This is inconsistent with Array#<=> which calls #to_ary instead of # just using it as an indicator. describe "String#<=>" do it "returns nil if its argument does not provide #to_str" do ("abc" <=> 1).should == nil ("abc" <=> :abc).should == nil ("abc" <=> mock('x')).should == nil end it "returns nil if its argument does not provide #<=>" do obj = mock('x') ("abc" <=> obj).should == nil end it "calls #to_str to convert the argument to a String and calls #<=> to compare with self" do obj = mock('x') # String#<=> merely checks if #to_str is defined on the object. It # does not call the method. obj.stub!(:to_str) obj.should_receive(:<=>).with("abc").and_return(1) ("abc" <=> obj).should == -1 end end