method

kind_of?

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kind_of?(p1) public

Returns true if class is the class of obj, or if class is one of the superclasses of obj or modules included in obj.

module M;    end
class A
  include M
end
class B < A; end
class C < B; end

b = B.new
b.is_a? A          #=> true
b.is_a? B          #=> true
b.is_a? C          #=> false
b.is_a? M          #=> true

b.kind_of? A       #=> true
b.kind_of? B       #=> true
b.kind_of? C       #=> false
b.kind_of? M       #=> true

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VALUE
rb_obj_is_kind_of(VALUE obj, VALUE c)
{
    VALUE cl = CLASS_OF(obj);

    switch (TYPE(c)) {
      case T_MODULE:
      case T_CLASS:
      case T_ICLASS:
        break;

      default:
        rb_raise(rb_eTypeError, "class or module required");
    }

    while (cl) {
        if (cl == c || RCLASS_M_TBL(cl) == RCLASS_M_TBL(c))
            return Qtrue;
        cl = RCLASS_SUPER(cl);
    }
    return Qfalse;
}

kind_of?

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