# encoding: utf-8 class Object # An object is blank if it's false, empty, or a whitespace string. # For example, '', ' ', +nil+, [], and {} are all blank. # # This simplifies: # # if address.nil? || address.empty? # # ...to: # # if address.blank? def blank? respond_to?(:empty?) ? empty? : !self end # An object is present if it's not blank?. def present? !blank? end # Returns object if it's present? otherwise returns +nil+. # object.presence is equivalent to object.present? ? object : nil. # # This is handy for any representation of objects where blank is the same # as not present at all. For example, this simplifies a common check for # HTTP POST/query parameters: # # state = params[:state] if params[:state].present? # country = params[:country] if params[:country].present? # region = state || country || 'US' # # ...becomes: # # region = params[:state].presence || params[:country].presence || 'US' def presence self if present? end end class NilClass # +nil+ is blank: # # nil.blank? # => true def blank? true end end class Boolean # +false+ is blank: # # false.blank? # => true # # +true+ is not blank: # # true.blank? # => false def blank? self == false end end class Array # An array is blank if it's empty: # # [].blank? # => true # [1,2,3].blank? # => false alias_method :blank?, :empty? end class Hash # A hash is blank if it's empty: # # {}.blank? # => true # { key: 'value' }.blank? # => false alias_method :blank?, :empty? end class String # A string is blank if it's empty or contains whitespaces only: # # ''.blank? # => true # ' '.blank? # => true # ' '.blank? # => true # ' something here '.blank? # => false def blank? self !~ /[^\s ]/ end end class Numeric #:nodoc: # No number is blank: # # 1.blank? # => false # 0.blank? # => false def blank? false end end