* lib/ostruct.rb: Add OpenStruct#to_h [Feature #6276]

  [ref #1400] [rubyspec:9e0250b2fc6f]

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/trunk@35342 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e

2 files changed, 16 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c8c367ce63..2c9681d94a 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ with all sufficient information, see the ChangeLog file.
     * Net::IMAP.default_ssl_port
     * Net::IMAP.default_imaps_port
 
+* ostruct
+  * new methods:
+    * OpenStruct#to_h converts the struct to a hash.
+
 * pathname
   * extended method:
     * Pathname#find returns an enumerator if no block is given.
diff --git a/lib/ostruct.rb b/lib/ostruct.rb
index 21bda73c37..da0cf0bb0c 100644
--- a/lib/ostruct.rb
+++ b/lib/ostruct.rb
@@ -101,32 +101,27 @@ class OpenStruct
   end
 
   #
-  # Provides marshalling support for use by the Marshal library. Returning the
-  # underlying Hash table that contains the functions defined as the keys and
-  # the values assigned to them.
+  # Converts the OpenStruct to a hash with keys representing
+  # each attribute (as symbols) and their corresponding values
+  # Example:
   #
-  #    require 'ostruct'
+  #   require 'ostruct'
+  #   data = OpenStruct.new("country" => "Australia", :population => 20_000_000)
+  #   data.to_h   # => {:country => "Australia", :population => 20000000 }
   #
-  #    person = OpenStruct.new
-  #    person.name = 'John Smith'
-  #    person.age  = 70
+  def to_h
+    @table.dup
+  end
+
   #
-  #    person.marshal_dump # => { :name => 'John Smith', :age => 70 }
+  # Provides marshalling support for use by the Marshal library.
   #
   def marshal_dump
     @table
   end
 
   #
-  # Provides marshalling support for use by the Marshal library. Accepting
-  # a Hash of keys and values which will be used to populate the internal table
-  #
-  #    require 'ostruct'
-  #
-  #    event = OpenStruct.new
-  #    hash = { 'time' => Time.now, 'title' => 'Birthday Party' }
-  #    event.marshal_load(hash)
-  #    event.title # => 'Birthday Party'
+  # Provides marshalling support for use by the Marshal library.
   #
   def marshal_load(x)
     @table = x