num.coerce(numeric) â array
Instance Public methods
If aNumeric is the same type as num, returns an array
containing aNumeric and num. Otherwise, returns an array
with both aNumeric and num represented as
Float objects. This coercion mechanism is used by Ruby to
handle mixed-type numeric operations: it is intended to find a compatible
common type between the two operands of the operator.
1.coerce(2.5) #=> [2.5, 1.0]
1.2.coerce(3) #=> [3.0, 1.2]
1.coerce(2) #=> [