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; }
obj === other → true or false
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Case Equality – For class Object
, effectively the same as calling #==
, but typically overridden by descendants to provide meaningful semantics in case
statements.
#define case_equal rb_equal
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
.
#define false_xor true_and
to_s → "false"
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The string representation of false
is “false”.
MJIT_FUNC_EXPORTED VALUE rb_false_to_s(VALUE obj) { return rb_cFalseClass_to_s; }
Also aliased as: inspect
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.
#define false_or true_and