How do I convert boolean values to integers?

Question

I have a boolean value to check if it is true, then set a local variable. How do I refactor this so it is more Ruby-ish?

if firm.inflection_point
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Answer 1

Here's another method:

5 - bool.to_s.length

This takes advantage of the fact that 'true' has four characters, while 'false' has 5.