Use is_a to check the class type : is_a « Reflection « Ruby

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3. is_a

Use is_a to check the class type

x = 1                    # This is the value we're working with

x.is_a? Fixnum           # true: x is a Fixnum
x.is_a? Integer          # true: x is an Integer
x.is_a? Numeric          # true: x is a Numeric
x.is_a? Comparable       # true: works with mixin modules, too
x.is_a? Object           # true for any value of x

 

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