# File lib/addressable/uri.rb, line 2388
    def to_s
      uri_string = ""
      uri_string << "#{self.scheme}:" if self.scheme != nil
      uri_string << "//#{self.authority}" if self.authority != nil
      uri_string << self.path.to_s
      uri_string << "?#{self.query}" if self.query != nil
      uri_string << "##{self.fragment}" if self.fragment != nil
      if uri_string.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
        uri_string.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
      end
      return uri_string
    end