abstract struct Value

Overview

Value is the base type of the primitive types (Nil, Bool, Char, Number), Symbol, Pointer, Tuple, StaticArray and all structs.

A Value is passed by value: when you pass it to methods, return it from methods or assign it to variables, a copy of the value is actually passed. This is not important for nil, bools, integers, floats, symbols, pointers and tuples, because they are immutable, but with a mutable Struct or with a StaticArray you have to be careful. Read their documentation to learn more about this.

Superclass hierarchy

Object
Value

Direct Known Subclasses

Bool, Char, Class, Enum, Nil, Number, Pointer(T), Proc(T*), StaticArray(T, N), Struct, Symbol, Tuple(T*)

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Instance Method Summary

Instance Method Detail

def !

Returns false.

def ==(other)

Returns false.

def nil?

Returns false.