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class method

Gem::Version.create

create(input)

lib/rubygems/version.rb View on GitHub ↗

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/lib/rubygems/version.rb, line 188
def self.create(input)
  if self === input # check yourself before you wreck yourself
    input
  elsif input.nil?
    nil
  else
    new input
  end
end

Factory method to create a Version object. Input may be a Version or a String. Intended to simplify client code.

Example

ver1 = Version.create('1.3.17')   # -> (Version object)
ver2 = Version.create(ver1)       # -> (ver1)
ver3 = Version.create(nil)        # -> nil

See also .correct? .new #<=> also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1

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