class FalseClass
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.
Public Instance Methods
false & obj → false
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nil & 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.
static VALUE false_and(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2) { return Qfalse; }
false ^ obj → true or false
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nil ^ obj → true or false
Exclusive Or—If obj is nil
or false
,
returns false
; otherwise, returns true
.
static VALUE false_xor(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2) { return RTEST(obj2)?Qtrue:Qfalse; }
to_s → "false"
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static VALUE false_to_s(VALUE obj) { return rb_usascii_str_new2("false"); }
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false | obj → true or false
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nil | obj → true or false
Or—Returns false
if obj is nil
or
false
; true
otherwise.
static VALUE false_or(VALUE obj, VALUE obj2) { return RTEST(obj2)?Qtrue:Qfalse; }