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.

Instance Methods

false & obj → false

nil & obj → false

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

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.

obj === other → true or false

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            VALUE
rb_equal(VALUE obj1, VALUE obj2)
{
    VALUE result;

    if (obj1 == obj2) return Qtrue;
    result = rb_equal_opt(obj1, obj2);
    if (result == Qundef) {
        result = rb_funcall(obj1, id_eq, 1, obj2);
    }
    if (RTEST(result)) return Qtrue;
    return Qfalse;
}

Case Equality – For class Object, effectively the same as calling ==, but typically overridden by descendants to provide meaningful semantics in case statements.

false ^ obj → true or false

nil ^ obj → true or false

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

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

inspect

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An alias for

false.to_s → "false"

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

The string representation of false is “false”.

false | obj → true or false

nil | obj → true or false

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

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