>shapefile.field_type field</a>,
both String name and Integer index are acceptable.
</dd>
<dt><a name="label-90" id="label-90">something behaves like a hash</a></dt><!-- RDLabel: "something behaves like a hash" -->
<dd>
For <a href="#label-32">Shape::new hash</a>, the argument <var>hash</var>
<ul>
<li>must respond to [<var>key</var>] method with a Symbol as a <var>key</var></li>
<li>should respond to <code>to_a</code> method, so that attributes be loaded </li>
</ul>
</dd>
</dl>
<h2><a name="label-91" id="la