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