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

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: The coerce method provides support for Ruby type coercion. It is not enabled by default.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: This means that binary operations like + * / or - can often be performed on a BigDecimal and an object of another type, if the other object can be coerced into a BigDecimal value.
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: e.g. a = BigDecimal.new("1.0") b = a / 2.0 -> 0.5
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Note that coercing a String to a BigDecimal is not supported by default; it requires a special compile-time option when building Ruby.
full_name: BigDecimal#coerce
is_singleton: false
name: coerce
params: (p1)
visibility: public