* @return Surrogate
   */
  public static Surrogate stringToSurrogate(String self) {
    { Surrogate surrogate = Surrogate.internSurrogateInModule(self, ((Module)(Stella.$MODULE$.get())), false);

      if ((surrogate.homeContext == ((Module)(Stella.$MODULE$.get()))) ||
          (surrogate.surrogateValue != null)) {
        return (surrogate);
      }
      return (Surrogate.internSurrogateInModule(self, ((Module)(Stella.$MODULE$.get())), true));
    }
  }