What is float.modulo() in Ruby?

Overview

The modulo() method in Ruby is used to return the modulo after dividing a float value by another.

Note: The modulo is the remainder after dividing one number by another number.

Syntax

float_value.modulo(other)

Parameters

  • float_value: This float value invokes the modulo() method. It is the dividend.
  • other: This is the divisor. It is another float value that divides the float_value. When the division is done, the modulo() method then returns the modulo of the division.

Return value

The value returned is the modulo after the division of float_value by other.

Code example

# create some float values
f1 = 3.5555
f2 = 45.00
f3 = -0.999
f4 = 200.12
# invoke the modulo() method
# and print results
puts f1.modulo(2.3)
puts f2.modulo(1.0)
puts f3.modulo(-2.1)
puts f4.modulo(100.12)

Explanation

  • Lines 2-5: Float values f1, f2, f3 and f4 were created.
  • Lines 9-12: The modulo() method was invoked on the float values we created, which took some other float values, which are the divisors. Then the results were printed to the console.

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