What is float.zero in Ruby?
Overview
The method zero? can be invoked on a float value and returns a Boolean value. It checks if the float value is 0.0 or not. If true, it returns true. Otherwise, false is returned.
Syntax
float_value.zero?
Parameters
float_value: This is the float value we want to check to see if its value is 0.0.
Return value
This method returns a Boolean value true if float_value has the value 0.0. Otherwise, false is returned.
Example
# create float valuesfloat_value_one = 2.3545float_value_two = 0.0float_value_three = -0.2float_value_four = 8.9 / 8.9 * 0.0# check if 0.0puts float_value_one.zero?puts float_value_two.zero?puts float_value_three.zero?puts float_value_four.zero?
Explanation
- Lines 2 to 5: We create some float values.
- Line 8 to 11: We use the
zeromethod to check if the float values have the value0.0.
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