Create a variable with value a boolean

Question

I want to know if I can create a variable with a boolean as value, something like this:

my_var =
if X > Y
   print "The value is true" 
else
   print "The value is false"
end

This is so I can write a boolean easily.

EDIT:

I'm trying to do "shortcuts" using variables that are equal to a boolean. That way, if I require to write a boolean multiple times in a code, I can just "call" the variable.

Example:

x = gets.chomp
y = gets.chomp

required_boolean = 
if x > y
puts "x is greater than y"
elsif x = Y
puts "X and Y are equal"
else
puts "y is greater than x"
end

puts "Since x has a value of #{x} and y has a value of {y}, we can say that #{required_boolean}"

I edited the code, but not sure where to put my_var.. it is confusing. Please edit and format the code again correctly — Arup Rakshit
– Arup Rakshit, Commented Mar 12, 2016 at 20:03
Perhaps you want something like this: my_var = X > Y (which will be true or false), then my_var ? (print "The value is true") : (print "The value is false") or print "The value is #{my_var ? 'true' : 'false'}". — Cary Swoveland
– Cary Swoveland, Commented Mar 12, 2016 at 20:22
Actually, true.to_s == "true", you could run: "The value is #{(my_var = (x > y) ).to_s}" — Myst
– Myst, Commented Mar 12, 2016 at 21:25

siegy22 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-12 22:48:40Z

1

boolean in ruby supports #to_s..

Which means you can do something like this:

true.to_s # => "true"
false.to_s # => "false"
(1 < 2).to_s # => "true"

answered Mar 12, 2016 at 22:48

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