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+describe :string_to_sym, shared: true do
+  it "returns the symbol corresponding to self" do
+    "Koala".send(@method).should == :Koala
+    'cat'.send(@method).should == :cat
+    '@cat'.send(@method).should == :@cat
+    'cat and dog'.send(@method).should == :"cat and dog"
+    "abc=".send(@method).should == :abc=
+  end
+
+  it "does not special case +(binary) and -(binary)" do
+    "+(binary)".send(@method).should == :"+(binary)"
+    "-(binary)".send(@method).should == :"-(binary)"
+  end
+
+  it "does not special case certain operators" do
+    [ ["!@", :"!@"],
+      ["~@", :"~@"],
+      ["!(unary)", :"!(unary)"],
+      ["~(unary)", :"~(unary)"],
+      ["+(unary)", :"+(unary)"],
+      ["-(unary)", :"-(unary)"]
+    ].should be_computed_by(@method)
+  end
+end