Class TrueClass
In: object.c
Parent: Object

The global value true is the only instance of class TrueClass and represents a logically true value in boolean expressions. The class provides operators allowing true to be used in logical expressions.

Methods

&   ^   to_s   |  

Public Instance methods

true & obj => true or false

And—Returns false if obj is nil or false, true otherwise.

true ^ obj => !obj

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

true.to_s => "true"

The string representation of true is "true".

true | obj => true

Or—Returns true. As anObject is an argument to a method call, it is always evaluated; there is no short-circuit evaluation in this case. 

   true |  puts("or")
   true || puts("logical or")

produces: 

   or

[Validate]

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