lib/methodic_hash.rb in eymiha_util-0.1.3 vs lib/methodic_hash.rb in eymiha_util-0.1.4

@@ -37,9 +37,22 @@
     rescue
       nil
     end
   end
   
+  # Deletes and returns the key-value pairs from hash whose keys are equal to
+  # key.to_s or key.to_sym. If both key.to_s and key.to_sym are in the hash,
+  # then both values are returned in an Array, respectively. If neither key is
+  # found, the delete is deferred to the Hash.
+  def delete(key,&block)
+    values = [key.to_s, key.to_sym].collect {|k| super(k){ nil } }.compact
+    case values.size
+      when 0 then super(key,&block)
+      when 1 then values[0]
+      when 2 then values
+    end
+  end
+  
   # A missing method is assummed to be the assignment of a value of a key, or
   # the lookup of a value with a key.
   def method_missing(method,*args)
     string = method.to_s
     if string[string.length-1,1] == '='