Class: Object
- Inherits:
- BasicObject
- Defined in:
- lib/webrat/core_extensions/blank.rb,
lib/webrat/core_extensions/meta_class.rb
Overview
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Instance Method Summary (collapse)
-
- (Boolean) blank?
An object is blank if it's false, empty, or a whitespace string.
- - (Object) meta_class
-
- (Boolean) present?
An object is present if it's not blank.
Instance Method Details
- (Boolean) blank?
An object is blank if it's false, empty, or a whitespace string. For example, "", " ", nil, [], and {} are blank.
This simplifies
if !address.nil? && !address.empty?
to
if !address.blank?
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# File 'lib/webrat/core_extensions/blank.rb', line 12 def blank? respond_to?(:empty?) ? empty? : !self end |
- (Object) meta_class
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# File 'lib/webrat/core_extensions/meta_class.rb', line 2 def class << self; self end end |
- (Boolean) present?
An object is present if it's not blank.
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# File 'lib/webrat/core_extensions/blank.rb', line 17 def present? !blank? end |