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Asked: June 14, 20262026-06-14T14:50:15+00:00 2026-06-14T14:50:15+00:00

Is there a ruby idiom for something like: a==b || a==c I thought the

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Is there a ruby idiom for something like:

a==b || a==c

I thought the following should have worked but it doesn’t

a == b||c
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    2026-06-14T14:50:17+00:00Added an answer on June 14, 2026 at 2:50 pm

    Sometimes I’ve been known to use Array#include? to check for equality against a long list of values.

    [1,2,3].include? 2 # true
    [1,2,3].include? 4 # false
    

    But for 2 values, usually the a == 1 || a == 2 is easier and simpler.

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