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instance method
Float#>
self > other → true or false
numeric.c
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VALUE
rb_float_gt(VALUE x, VALUE y)
{
double a, b;
a = RFLOAT_VALUE(x);
if (RB_INTEGER_TYPE_P(y)) {
VALUE rel = rb_integer_float_cmp(y, x);
if (FIXNUM_P(rel))
return RBOOL(-FIX2LONG(rel) > 0);
return Qfalse;
}
else if (RB_FLOAT_TYPE_P(y)) {
b = RFLOAT_VALUE(y);
#if MSC_VERSION_BEFORE(1300)
if (isnan(b)) return Qfalse;
#endif
}
else {
return rb_num_coerce_relop(x, y, '>');
}
#if MSC_VERSION_BEFORE(1300)
if (isnan(a)) return Qfalse;
#endif
return RBOOL(a > b);
}
Returns true if self is numerically greater than other:
Example
2.0 > 1 # => true 2.0 > 1.0 # => true 2.0 > Rational(1, 2) # => true 2.0 > 2.0 # => false
Float::NAN > Float::NAN returns an implementation-dependent value.