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Pretty sure an empty string is truthy in Ruby.

• rusk 9y ago
  Yes you're right. Ruby actually supports the comparison the author seeks [0]: > nil.to_s == "" > "".to_s == "" [0] https://stackoverflow.com/a/9915384 https://stackoverflow.com/a/9915384
  • whipoodle 9y ago
    I think it might be more idiomatic, and more in the direction of what the author seeks, to check `my_string.present?` which is false for nil and empty string.
    • rusk 9y ago
      That's what they are. Pick one and invert the logic.