Method: SecureString#initialize

Defined in:
lib/secure_string.rb

#initialize(value, opts = {}) ⇒ SecureString

Creates the string from one many kinds of values:

:data

(default) The passed string value is directly used.

:hex

Initialize using a hexidecimal string.

:int

Initialize using the numeric value of the hexidecimal string.

:base64

Initialize using the given base64 encoded data.

To specify a value kind, pass the :type option.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/secure_string.rb', line 16

def initialize(value, opts={})
  raise ArgumentError, "The first argument is a symbol; setting the input data type this way is no longer supported. Call `#{self.class.name}.new('string', :type => #{value.inspect})' instead.", caller if value.kind_of?(Symbol)
  data_string = self.class.parse_data(value, opts)
  self.replace(data_string)
end