gistfile1.rb

  def to_s
    inspect
  end

  def inspect
    %x{
      var val, el, str, result = [];

      for (var i = 0, length = self.length; i < length; i++) {
        el  = self[i];
        if (el == document) { return '#<Element [document]'; }

        str = "<" + el.tagName.toLowerCase();

        if (val = el.id) str += (' id="' + val + '"');
        if (val = el.className) str += (' class="' + val + '"');

        result.push(str + '>');
      }

      return '#<Element [' + result.join(', ') + ']>';
    }
  end

what about:

def inspect
  %x{
    var val, el, str, result = [];

    for (var i = 0, length = self.length; i < length; i++) {
      el  = self[i];
      if (!el.tagName) { return '#<Element ['+el.toString()+']'; }

      str = "<" + el.tagName.toLowerCase();

      if (val = el.id) str += (' id="' + val + '"');
      if (val = el.className) str += (' class="' + val + '"');

      result.push(str + '... >');
    }

    return '#<Element [' + result.join(', ') + ']>';
  }
end

alias to_s inspect