lib/cim/qualifier.rb in cim-0.5.0 vs lib/cim/qualifier.rb in cim-1.3

@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
   # a Property, a Method or a parameter.
   #
   # Qualifier can be seen as an instance of QualifierDeclaration
   #
   class Qualifier
+    def self.normalize type
+      (type.is_a? self) ? type : self.new(type)
+    end
+    
     attr_reader :declaration, :value, :flavor
     #
     # call-seq:
     #   Qualifier.new qualifier_declaration
     #   Qualifier.new qualifier_declaration, value
@@ -71,11 +75,11 @@
     # returns a string representation in MOF syntax format
     #
     def to_s
       s = "#{@declaration.name.capitalize}"
       case @value
-      when nil:
-      when Array:
+      when nil
+      when Array
 	s << " {#{@value.join(', ')}}"
       else
 	s << "(#{@value.inspect})"
       end
       s << " #{@flavor}" if @flavor