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instance method

Set#proper_subset?

(self) -> bool
proper_subset?(other_set) → true or false

Returns whether self is a proper subset of the given other_set:

Example
set = Set[*'b'..'e']
set.proper_subset?(set)            # => false
set.proper_subset?(Set[*'a'..'f']) # => true

Related: Methods for Querying.

See also #merge #proper_superset? #member? #reject! also in 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0