Why does the conditional assignment operator ||= treat 0 as truthy in Ruby?

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Ruby - Operators and Expressions

Why does the conditional assignment operator ||= treat 0 as truthy in Ruby?

ABecause only nil and false are falsy in Ruby

BBecause 0 is considered false in Ruby

CBecause ||= treats all numbers as falsy

DBecause 0 is treated as nil internally

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Recall Ruby's falsy values
In Ruby, only nil and false are falsy.
Step 2: Understand 0's truthiness
0 is a valid number and considered truthy, so ||= does not assign.
Final Answer:
Because only nil and false are falsy in Ruby -> Option A
Quick Check:
Only nil/false falsy; 0 is truthy [OK]

Quick Trick: Only nil and false are falsy in Ruby [OK]

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