instance method
Module#<=
(::Module other) -> bool?
mod <= other → true, false, or nil
object.c
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VALUE
rb_class_inherited_p(VALUE mod, VALUE arg)
{
if (mod == arg) return Qtrue;
if (RB_TYPE_P(arg, T_CLASS) && RB_TYPE_P(mod, T_CLASS)) {
// comparison between classes
size_t mod_depth = RCLASS_SUPERCLASS_DEPTH(mod);
size_t arg_depth = RCLASS_SUPERCLASS_DEPTH(arg);
if (arg_depth < mod_depth) {
// check if mod < arg
return RCLASS_SUPERCLASSES(mod)[arg_depth] == arg ?
Qtrue :
Qnil;
}
else if (arg_depth > mod_depth) {
// check if mod > arg
return RCLASS_SUPERCLASSES(arg)[mod_depth] == mod ?
Qfalse :
Qnil;
}
else {
// Depths match, and we know they aren't equal: no relation
return Qnil;
}
}
else {
if (!CLASS_OR_MODULE_P(arg) && !RB_TYPE_P(arg, T_ICLASS)) {
rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "compared with non class/module");
}
if (class_search_ancestor(mod, RCLASS_ORIGIN(arg))) {
return Qtrue;
}
/* not mod < arg; check if mod > arg */
if (class_search_ancestor(arg, mod)) {
return Qfalse;
}
return Qnil;
}
}
Returns true if mod is a subclass of other or is the same as other. Returns nil if there’s no relationship between the two. (Think of the relationship in terms of the class definition: “class A < B” implies “A < B”.)