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+require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+
+describe 'Binding#local_variable_defined?' do
+  it 'returns false when a variable is not defined' do
+    binding.local_variable_defined?(:foo).should == false
+  end
+
+  it 'returns true when a regular local variable is defined' do
+    foo = 10
+    binding.local_variable_defined?(:foo).should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'returns true when a local variable is defined using eval()' do
+    bind = binding
+    bind.eval('foo = 10')
+
+    bind.local_variable_defined?(:foo).should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'returns true when a local variable is defined using Binding#local_variable_set' do
+    bind = binding
+    bind.local_variable_set(:foo, 10)
+
+    bind.local_variable_defined?(:foo).should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'returns true when a local variable is defined in a parent scope' do
+    foo = 10
+    lambda {
+      binding.local_variable_defined?(:foo)
+    }.call.should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'allows usage of a String as the variable name' do
+    foo = 10
+    binding.local_variable_defined?('foo').should == true
+  end
+
+  it 'allows usage of an object responding to #to_str as the variable name' do
+    foo  = 10
+    name = mock(:obj)
+    name.stub!(:to_str).and_return('foo')
+
+    binding.local_variable_defined?(name).should == true
+  end
+end