instance method

Pathname#absolute?

() -> bool

absolute?

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-4.0.0/pathname_builtin.rb, line 542
def absolute?
  ABSOLUTE_PATH.match? @path
end

Predicate method for testing whether a path is absolute.

It returns true if the pathname begins with a slash.

Example

p = Pathname.new('/im/sure')
p.absolute?
    #=> true

p = Pathname.new('not/so/sure')
p.absolute?
    #=> false

See also #=== #ascend #== #atime also in 4.1 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0