lib/hexapdf/dictionary.rb in hexapdf-0.9.3 vs lib/hexapdf/dictionary.rb in hexapdf-0.10.0

@@ -282,11 +282,20 @@
         # The checks below assume that the field has a value
         next if obj.nil?
 
         # Check the type of the field
         unless field.valid_object?(obj)
-          yield("Type of field #{name} is invalid: #{obj.class}", false)
+          msg = "Type of field #{name} is invalid: #{obj.class}"
+          if field.type.include?(String) && obj.kind_of?(Symbol)
+            yield(msg, true)
+            self[name] = obj.to_s
+          elsif field.type.include?(Symbol) && obj.kind_of?(String)
+            yield(msg, true)
+            self[name] = obj.intern
+          else
+            yield(msg, false)
+          end
         end
 
         # Check if field value needs to be (in)direct
         unless field.indirect.nil?
           obj = value[name] # we need the unwrapped object!
@@ -300,8 +309,13 @@
           end
         end
       end
     end
 
+  end
+
+  # :nodoc:
+  # Forward declaration of Stream to circumvent circular require problem
+  class Stream < Dictionary
   end
 
 end