# More loosely typed expression **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297 "2008-01-08T01:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297/1 "2008-01-08T01:25:55Z")
I’m just trying out RSpec with some really simple code. I have this line: @subject.num(0).fizz?.should == false And I want it to pass if it’s false OR nil. I tried using =~ but it made no difference. Is there no way to do this in Ruby? ---
**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297/2 "2008-01-08T04:15:45Z")
On Jan 7, 2008 7:25 PM, Oliver S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m just trying out RSpec with some really simple code. I have this > line: > > @subject.num(0).fizz?.should == false > > And I want it to pass if it’s false OR nil. I tried using =~ but it made > no difference. Is there no way to do this in Ruby? @subject.num(0).fizz?.should be – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297/3 "2008-01-08T05:06:03Z")
On Jan 7, 7:25 pm, Oliver S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m just trying out RSpec with some really simple code. I have this > line: > > @subject.num(0).fizz?.should == false > > ## And I want it to pass if it’s false OR nil. I tried using =~ but it made no difference. Is there no way to do this in Ruby? > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. This doesn’t exactly answer your question, but isn’t it unusual to have a method suffixed with a ? that doesn’t return a boolean value? Anyway, here’s a solution: @subject.num(0).fizz?.should\_not be Regards, Jason ---
**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297/4 "2008-01-08T14:20:50Z")
On Jan 7, 2008 11:05 PM, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Anyway, here’s a solution: > > @subject.num(0).fizz?.should\_not be Time for me to get new reading glasses, I got the sense of the test reversed. – Rick DeNatale My blog on Ruby [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/fbc32d/32.png) [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-loosely-typed-expression/125297/5 "2008-01-08T05:15:25Z")
On Jan 7, 11:01 pm, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > This doesn’t exactly answer your question, but isn’t it unusual to > have a method suffixed with a ? that doesn’t return a boolean value? Oh yeah, the reason I ask is because, if fizz? acted like other ? methods, you could do @subject.num(0).should\_not be\_fizz JM