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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T12:26:59+00:00 2026-05-30T12:26:59+00:00

Just fixed a bug when if Something.nil? was yielding false when Something did not

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Just fixed a bug when if Something.nil? was yielding false when Something did not exist.
Somthing.count.nil? led to the same result
Fixed it by if Something.count < 1

Why could this not be working?
Any better ways than if x < 1 ?

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    2026-05-30T12:27:00+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 12:27 pm

    You can use zero? on Something.count

    0.zero? # true
    

    The reason for your “error” is that 0.nil? is false. 0 is not nil.

    If you are testing for 0 elements in an array or a hash, use empty? on Something.

    [].empty? # true
    Something.empty? # true
    
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