Ruby - Integers Object Id
Introduction
In Ruby, an integer or Fixnum has a fixed identity.
Every instance of the number 10 or every variable to which the value 10 is assigned will have the same object_id.
The same cannot be said of other data types.
Each instance of a floating-point number such as 10.5 or of a string such as "hello world" will be a different object with a unique object_id.
Be aware that when you assign an integer to a variable, that variable will have the object_id of the integer itself.
But when you assign some other type of data to a variable, a new object will be created even if the data itself is the same at each assignment:
Demo
# 10 and x after each assignment are the same object puts( 10.object_id )# w w w.j av a 2s . c om x = 10 puts( x.object_id ) x = 10 puts( x.object_id ) # 10.5 and x after each assignment are 3 different objects! puts( 10.5.object_id ) x = 10.5 puts( x.object_id ) x = 10.5 puts( x.object_id )
Result
