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instance method

Set#|

(::_Each[A]) -> self

self | enumerable → new_set

static VALUE
set_i_union(VALUE set, VALUE other)
{
    set = rb_obj_dup(set);
    set_merge_enum_into(set, other);
    return set;
}

Returns a new set containing the union of self and the given enumerable; that is, containing the elements of both self and enumerable.

Example

set = Set[0, 1, 2]
set | Set[2, 1, 'a'] # => Set[0, 1, 2, "a"]
set | set            # => Set[0, 1, 2]

See also #^ #add #>= #add? also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0