--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "Simply returns itself. Helpful when converting strings to regular expressions, where regexp might occur as well --in the same vien as using #to_s on symbols. The parameter is actaully a dummy parameter to coincide with String#to_re."
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: "  /abc/.to_re  #=&gt; /abc/\n"
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: "CREDIT: Trans"
full_name: Regexp#to_re
is_singleton: false
name: to_re
params: (esc=false)
visibility: public
