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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T09:11:06+00:00 2026-05-30T09:11:06+00:00

Why doesn’t Ruby have an is_an? method? For example: [].is_an? Array?

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Why doesn’t Ruby have an is_an? method? For example:

[].is_an? Array?
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    2026-05-30T09:11:07+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 9:11 am

    I think the method you are looking for is kind_of?

    See here:

    http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-kind_of-3F

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