# \[Bug #1534\] Inconsistency Between Struct#to\_s and Struct#inspect

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1534-inconsistency-between-struct-to-s-and-struct-inspect/169072>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [May 29, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1534-inconsistency-between-struct-to-s-and-struct-inspect/169072 "2009-05-29T00:34:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1534-inconsistency-between-struct-to-s-and-struct-inspect/169072/1 "2009-05-29T00:34:34Z")

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Bug #1534: Inconsistency Between Struct#to\_s and Struct#inspect  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1534](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1534)

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1427](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1427)  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1533](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1533)  
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# ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-05-28 trunk 23601) [i386-darwin9.7.0]
t = Struct.new('A', :a).new(nil)
t.a = t
puts t.to_s
#=> <struct Struct::A a=#<struct Struct::A a=#<struct 

```

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puts t.inspect  
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**Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1534-inconsistency-between-struct-to-s-and-struct-inspect/169072/2 "2009-05-29T10:22:06Z")

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## Applied in changeset r23606.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1534](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1534)