# File lib/new_relic/coerce.rb, line 47
    def scalar(val)
      case val
      when String, Integer, TrueClass, FalseClass, NilClass
        val
      when Float
        if val.finite?
          val
        else
          nil
        end
      when Symbol
        val.to_s
      else
        "#<#{val.class.to_s}>"
      end
    end