Class: TrueClass
Overview
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The global value <code>true</code> is the only instance of class
TrueClass and represents a logically true value in
boolean expressions. The class provides operators allowing
<code>true</code> to be used in logical expressions.
Instance Method Summary collapse
-
#&(obj) ⇒ Boolean
And—Returns
false
if obj isnil
orfalse
,true
otherwise. - #=== ⇒ Object
-
#^(obj) ⇒ Object
Exclusive Or—Returns
true
if obj isnil
orfalse
,false
otherwise. -
#to_s ⇒ Object
(also: #inspect)
The string representation of
true
is “true”. -
#|(obj) ⇒ true
Or—Returns
true
.
Instance Method Details
#&(obj) ⇒ Boolean
And—Returns false
if obj is nil
or false
, true
otherwise.
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# File 'object.c', line 1438
static VALUE
true_and(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
return RTEST(obj2)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}
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#=== ⇒ Object
#^(obj) ⇒ Object
Exclusive Or—Returns true
if obj is nil
or false
, false
otherwise.
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# File 'object.c', line 1476
static VALUE
true_xor(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
return RTEST(obj2)?Qfalse:Qtrue;
}
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#to_s ⇒ Object Also known as: inspect
The string representation of true
is “true”.
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# File 'object.c', line 1423
static VALUE
true_to_s(VALUE obj)
{
return rb_cTrueClass_to_s;
}
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#|(obj) ⇒ true
Or—Returns true
. As obj is an argument to a method call, it is always evaluated; there is no short-circuit evaluation in this case.
true | puts("or")
true || puts("logical or")
produces:
or
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# File 'object.c', line 1460
static VALUE
true_or(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
return Qtrue;
}
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