Method: String#blank?

Defined in:
lib/core_ext/blank.rb

#blank? ⇒ Boolean

A string is blank if it’s empty or contains whitespaces only:

"".blank?                 # => true
"   ".blank?              # => true
"　".blank?               # => true
" something here ".blank? # => false

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/core_ext/blank.rb', line 103

def blank?
  self !~ NON_WHITESPACE_REGEXP
end