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instance method

NilClass#to_c

nil.to_c → (0+0i)

static VALUE
nilclass_to_c(VALUE self)
{
    return rb_complex_new1(INT2FIX(0));
}

Returns zero as a complex.

See also #to_a #to_d #rationalize #to_f also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0