blank?() Instance Public methods nil is blank: nil.blank? # => true @return [true]

duplicable?() Instance Public methods nil is not duplicable: nil.duplicable? # => false nil.dup # => TypeError: can't dup NilClass

to_param() Instance Public methods Returns self.

try(*args) Instance Public methods Calling try on nil always returns nil. It becomes specially helpful when navigating through associations that may return nil. nil.try(:name) # => nil Without try @person && !@person.children.blank? && @person.children.first.name With try @person.try(:children).try(:first).try(:name)

try!(*args) Instance Public methods

ago(time = ::Time.current) Instance Public methods Reads best without arguments: 10.minutes.ago until

byte() Instance Public methods Alias for: bytes

bytes() Instance Public methods Enables the use of byte calculations and declarations, like 45.bytes + 2.6.megabytes byte

day() Instance Public methods Alias for: days

days() Instance Public methods Also aliased as: day