Class: FalseClass
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
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      #&  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
And—Returns
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      #^  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Exclusive Or—If obj is
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      #to_s  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
‘nuf said…
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      #|  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Or—Returns
falseif obj isnilorfalse;trueotherwise. 
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 987 static VALUE false_and(obj, obj2) VALUE obj, obj2;  | 
  
#^(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 1024 static VALUE false_xor(obj, obj2) VALUE obj, obj2;  | 
  
#to_s ⇒ Object
‘nuf said…
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      # File 'object.c', line 970 static VALUE false_to_s(obj) VALUE obj;  | 
  
#|(obj) ⇒ Boolean #|(obj) ⇒ Boolean
Or—Returns false if obj is nil or false; true otherwise.
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      # File 'object.c', line 1004 static VALUE false_or(obj, obj2) VALUE obj, obj2;  |