translate (ParseTree)

    # File lib/parse_tree.rb, line 49
      def self.translate(klass_or_str, method=nil)
        pt = self.new(false)
        case klass_or_str
        when String then
          sexp = pt.parse_tree_for_string(klass_or_str).first
          if method then
            # class, scope, block, *methods
            sexp.last.last[1..-1].find do |defn|
              defn[1] == method
            end
          else
            sexp
          end
        else
          unless method.nil? then
            if method.to_s =~ /^self\./ then
              method = method.to_s[5..-1].intern
              pt.parse_tree_for_method(klass_or_str, method, true)
            else
              pt.parse_tree_for_method(klass_or_str, method)
            end
          else
            pt.parse_tree(klass_or_str).first
          end
        end
      end