Class: FalseClass

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
object.c,
object.c

Overview

The global value false is the only instance of class FalseClass and represents a logically false value in boolean expressions. The class provides operators allowing false to participate correctly in logical expressions.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#&(obj) ⇒ false #&(obj) ⇒ false

And—Returns false. obj is always evaluated as it is the argument to a method call—there is no short-circuit evaluation in this case.



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# File 'object.c', line 1314

static VALUE
false_and(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
    return Qfalse;
}

#^(obj) ⇒ Boolean #^(obj) ⇒ Boolean

Exclusive Or—If obj is nil or false, returns false; otherwise, returns true.



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# File 'object.c', line 1349

static VALUE
false_xor(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
    return RTEST(obj2)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}

#to_s ⇒ Object Also known as: inspect

‘nuf said…



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# File 'object.c', line 1298

static VALUE
false_to_s(VALUE obj)
{
    return rb_usascii_str_new2("false");
}

#|(obj) ⇒ Boolean #|(obj) ⇒ Boolean

Or—Returns false if obj is nil or false; true otherwise.



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# File 'object.c', line 1330

static VALUE
false_or(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2)
{
    return RTEST(obj2)?Qtrue:Qfalse;
}