Class: Numeric

Returns nil, -1, or 1 depending on whether self is finite, -Infinity, or +Infinity.

Returns true if self is an ::Integer.

1.0.integer? # => false
1.integer?   # => true

Returns true if self is less than 0, false otherwise.

Returns self if self is not a zero value, nil otherwise; uses method #zero? for the evaluation.

The returned self allows the method to be chained:

a = %w[z Bb bB bb BB a aA Aa AA A]
a.sort {|a, b| (a.downcase <=> b.downcase).nonzero? || a <=> b }
# => ["A", "a", "AA", "Aa", "aA", "BB", "Bb", "bB", "bb", "z"]

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, ::Integer, ::Float, ::Rational, and ::Complex use this implementation.

Related: #zero?

Returns true if self is greater than 0, false otherwise.

Returns true if self is a real number (i.e. not ::Complex).

Returns true if zero has a zero value, false otherwise.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only ::Rational and ::Complex use this implementation.

Returns self.

Unary Minus—Returns the receiver, negated.

Returns zero if self is the same as other, nil otherwise.

No subclass in the Ruby Core or Standard Library uses this implementation.

Returns the absolute value of self.

12.abs        #=> 12
(-34.56).abs  #=> 34.56
-34.56.abs    #=> 34.56

Returns the square of self.

Alias for #arg.

Returns zero if self is positive, Math::PI otherwise.

Returns the smallest float or integer that is greater than or equal to self, as specified by the given ndigits, which must be an integer-convertible object.

Equivalent to self.to_f.ceil(ndigits).

Related: #floor, Float#ceil.

Returns self.

Raises an exception if the value for freeze is neither true nor nil.

Related: #dup.

Returns a 2-element array containing two numeric elements, formed from the two operands self and other, of a common compatible type.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, ::Integer, ::Rational, and ::Complex use this implementation.

Examples:

i = 2                    # => 2
i.coerce(3)              # => [3, 2]
i.coerce(3.0)            # => [3.0, 2.0]
i.coerce(Rational(1, 2)) # => [0.5, 2.0]
i.coerce(Complex(3, 4))  # Raises RangeError.

r = Rational(5, 2)       # => (5/2)
r.coerce(2)              # => [(2/1), (5/2)]
r.coerce(2.0)            # => [2.0, 2.5]
r.coerce(Rational(2, 3)) # => [(2/3), (5/2)]
r.coerce(Complex(3, 4))  # => [(3+4i), ((5/2)+0i)]

c = Complex(2, 3)        # => (2+3i)
c.coerce(2)              # => [(2+0i), (2+3i)]
c.coerce(2.0)            # => [(2.0+0i), (2+3i)]
c.coerce(Rational(1, 2)) # => [((1/2)+0i), (2+3i)]
c.coerce(Complex(3, 4))  # => [(3+4i), (2+3i)]

Raises an exception if any type conversion fails.

Alias for #conjugate.

Returns self.

Returns the denominator (always positive).

Returns the quotient self/other as an integer (via #floor), using method / in the derived class of self. (Numeric itself does not define method /.)

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, Only Float and ::Rational use this implementation.

Returns a 2-element array [q, r], where

q = (self/other).floor                  # Quotient
r = self % other                        # Remainder

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only ::Rational uses this implementation.

Examples:

Rational(11, 1).divmod(4)               # => [2, (3/1)]
Rational(11, 1).divmod(-4)              # => [-3, (-1/1)]
Rational(-11, 1).divmod(4)              # => [-3, (1/1)]
Rational(-11, 1).divmod(-4)             # => [2, (-3/1)]

Rational(12, 1).divmod(4)               # => [3, (0/1)]
Rational(12, 1).divmod(-4)              # => [-3, (0/1)]
Rational(-12, 1).divmod(4)              # => [-3, (0/1)]
Rational(-12, 1).divmod(-4)             # => [3, (0/1)]

Rational(13, 1).divmod(4.0)             # => [3, 1.0]
Rational(13, 1).divmod(Rational(4, 11)) # => [35, (3/11)]

Returns self.

Related: #clone.

Returns true if self and other are the same type and have equal values.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only ::Integer, ::Rational, and ::Complex use this implementation.

Examples:

1.eql?(1)              # => true
1.eql?(1.0)            # => false
1.eql?(Rational(1, 1)) # => false
1.eql?(Complex(1, 0))  # => false

Method eql? is different from == in that eql? requires matching types, while == does not.

Returns the quotient self/other as a float, using method / in the derived class of self. (Numeric itself does not define method /.)

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only BigDecimal uses this implementation.

Returns the largest float or integer that is less than or equal to self, as specified by the given ndigits, which must be an integer-convertible object.

Equivalent to self.to_f.floor(ndigits).

Related: #ceil, Float#floor.

Returns Complex(0, self):

2.i              # => (0+2i)
-2.i             # => (0-2i)
2.0.i            # => (0+2.0i)
Rational(1, 2).i # => (0+(1/2)*i)
Complex(3, 4).i  # Raises NoMethodError.

Alias for #imaginary.

Returns zero.

Alias for #abs.

Alias for #%.

Returns the numerator.

Alias for #arg.

Returns array [self.abs, self.arg].

Returns the most exact division (rational for integers, float for floats).

Returns self.

Returns array [self, 0].

Alias for #rect.

Returns the remainder after dividing self by other.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only ::Float and ::Rational use this implementation.

Examples:

11.0.remainder(4)              # => 3.0
11.0.remainder(-4)             # => 3.0
-11.0.remainder(4)             # => -3.0
-11.0.remainder(-4)            # => -3.0

12.0.remainder(4)              # => 0.0
12.0.remainder(-4)             # => 0.0
-12.0.remainder(4)             # => -0.0
-12.0.remainder(-4)            # => -0.0

13.0.remainder(4.0)            # => 1.0
13.0.remainder(Rational(4, 1)) # => 1.0

Rational(13, 1).remainder(4)   # => (1/1)
Rational(13, 1).remainder(-4)  # => (1/1)
Rational(-13, 1).remainder(4)  # => (-1/1)
Rational(-13, 1).remainder(-4) # => (-1/1)

Returns self rounded to the nearest value with a precision of digits decimal digits.

Numeric implements this by converting self to a ::Float and invoking Float#round.

Trap attempts to add methods to Numeric objects. Always raises a ::TypeError.

Numerics should be values; singleton_methods should not be added to them.

Generates a sequence of numbers; with a block given, traverses the sequence.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, ::Integer, ::Float, and ::Rational use this implementation.

A quick example:

squares = []
1.step(by: 2, to: 10) {|i| squares.push(i*i) }
squares # => [1, 9, 25, 49, 81]

The generated sequence:

• Begins with self.

• Continues at intervals of by (which may not be zero).

• Ends with the last number that is within or equal to to; that is, less than or equal to to if by is positive, greater than or equal to to if by is negative. If to is nil, the sequence is of infinite length.

If a block is given, calls the block with each number in the sequence; returns self. If no block is given, returns an ::Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence.

Keyword Arguments

With keyword arguments by and to, their values (or defaults) determine the step and limit:

# Both keywords given.
squares = []
4.step(by: 2, to: 10) {|i| squares.push(i*i) }    # => 4
squares # => [16, 36, 64, 100]
cubes = []
3.step(by: -1.5, to: -3) {|i| cubes.push(i*i*i) } # => 3
cubes   # => [27.0, 3.375, 0.0, -3.375, -27.0]
squares = []
1.2.step(by: 0.2, to: 2.0) {|f| squares.push(f*f) }
squares # => [1.44, 1.9599999999999997, 2.5600000000000005, 3.24, 4.0]

squares = []
Rational(6/5).step(by: 0.2, to: 2.0) {|r| squares.push(r*r) }
squares # => [1.0, 1.44, 1.9599999999999997, 2.5600000000000005, 3.24, 4.0]

# Only keyword to given.
squares = []
4.step(to: 10) {|i| squares.push(i*i) }           # => 4
squares # => [16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100]
# Only by given.

# Only keyword by given
squares = []
4.step(by:2) {|i| squares.push(i*i); break if i > 10 }
squares # => [16, 36, 64, 100, 144]

# No block given.
e = 3.step(by: -1.5, to: -3) # => (3.step(by: -1.5, to: -3))
e.class                      # => Enumerator::ArithmeticSequence

Positional Arguments

With optional positional arguments to and by, their values (or defaults) determine the step and limit:

squares = []
4.step(10, 2) {|i| squares.push(i*i) }    # => 4
squares # => [16, 36, 64, 100]
squares = []
4.step(10) {|i| squares.push(i*i) }
squares # => [16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100]
squares = []
4.step {|i| squares.push(i*i); break if i > 10 }  # => nil
squares # => [16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100, 121]

Implementation Notes

If all the arguments are integers, the loop operates using an integer counter.

If any of the arguments are floating point numbers, all are converted to floats, and the loop is executed floor(n + n*Float::EPSILON) + 1 times, where n = (limit - self)/step.

Returns self as a ::Complex object.

Returns self as an integer; converts using method to_i in the derived class.

Of the Core and Standard Library classes, only ::Rational and ::Complex use this implementation.

Examples:

Rational(1, 2).to_int # => 0
Rational(2, 1).to_int # => 2
Complex(2, 0).to_int  # => 2
Complex(2, 1)         # Raises RangeError (non-zero imaginary part)

Returns self truncated (toward zero) to a precision of digits decimal digits.

Numeric implements this by converting self to a ::Float and invoking Float#truncate.