module Comparable(T)
Overview
The Comparable mixin is used by classes whose objects may be ordered.
Including types must provide an #<=> method, which compares the receiver against
another object, returning -1, 0, or +1 depending on whether the receiver is less than,
equal to, or greater than the other object.
Comparable uses #<=> to implement the conventional comparison operators (#<, #<=, #==, #>=, and #>).
Direct including types
- Array(T)
- BigFloat
- BigInt
- BigRational
- Char
- Deque(T)
- Enum
- Float
- Int
- Number
- Pointer(T)
- String
- Symbol
- Time
- Time::Span
- Tuple(T*)
Defined in:
comparable.crInstance Method Summary
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#<(other : T)
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s
#<=>method, returningtrueif it returns-1. -
#<=(other : T)
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s
#<=>method, returningtrueif it returns-1or0. -
#<=>(other : T)
Comparison operator.
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#==(other : T)
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s
#<=>method, returningtrueif it returns0. -
#>(other : T)
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s
#<=>method, returningtrueif it returns1. -
#>=(other : T)
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s
#<=>method, returningtrueif it returns1or0.
Instance Method Detail
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s #<=> method, returning true if it returns -1.
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s #<=> method, returning true if it returns -1 or 0.
Comparison operator. Returns 0 if the two objects are equal, a negative number if this object is considered less than other, or a positive number otherwise.
Subclasses define this method to provide class-specific ordering.
# Sort in a descending way
[4, 7, 2].sort { |x, y| y <=> x } # => [7, 4, 2]Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s #<=> method, returning true if it returns 0.
Also returns true if this and other are the same object.
Compares this object to other based on the receiver’s #<=> method, returning true if it returns 1.