any?(*args) public

Passes each element of the collection to the given block. The method returns true if the block ever returns a value other than false or nil. If the block is not given, Ruby adds an implicit block of { |obj| obj } that will cause #any? to return true if at least one of the collection members is not false or nil.

If instead a pattern is supplied, the method returns whether pattern === element for any collection member.

%w[ant bear cat].any? { |word| word.length >= 3 } #=> true
%w[ant bear cat].any? { |word| word.length >= 4 } #=> true
%w[ant bear cat].any?(/d/)                        #=> false
[nil, true, 99].any?(Integer)                     #=> true
[nil, true, 99].any?                              #=> true
[].any?                                           #=> false
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August 15, 2008
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Using any? on Empty Arrays and Hashes

When applied to an empty array or hash, with or without a block, any? always returns false. That’s because with an empty collection, there are no values to process and return a true value.