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instance method

Date#leap?

() -> bool
leap? → true or false

Returns true if the year is a leap year, false otherwise:

Example
Date.new(2000).leap? # => true
Date.new(2001).leap? # => false
See also .leap? #ld #mday #julian? also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0