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Last Updated : 19 Mar, 2024
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The <=> is an inbuilt method in Ruby, which returns 0 if both the numbers are equal, else it returns 1. 

Syntax: a <=> b 

Parameters: The function needs two number whose comparison is to be done.

Return Value: It returns 0 if both the numbers are same, else it returns 1.

Example 1:  

Ruby




# Ruby program for <=> method in Numeric
  
# Initialize two numbers 
a = 19 
b = 4 
  
# Prints 0 if equal else 1
puts  a<=>b


Output

1

Example 2

Ruby




# Ruby program for <=> method in Numeric
  
# Initialize two numbers 
a = 13
b = 13
  
# Prints 0 if equal else 1
puts  a <=> b 


Output

0

 


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