The class for the fixed range integers fit in the machine's pointer, which is 31 bits length on most machines. Fixnums are immediate values. If the result of the operations on fixnums exceed the range, it will automatically expanded to bignums.
Integer
self + other
self - other
self * other
self / other
self % other
self ** other
Arithmetic operations.
~ self
self | other
self & other
self ^ other
self << bits
self >> bits
Bit operations
id2name
Returns a corresponding strings to the number. If there is
no corresponding symbol to the integer, it returns
nil.
remainder(other)
Returns remainder of the numbers. In case either number is
negative, the evaluated value differs from that of the
operator %.
13 % 4 => 1 13 % -4 => -3 -13 % 4 => 3 -13 % -4 => -1 13.remainder(4) => 1 13.remainder(-4) => 1 (-13).remainder(4) => -1 (-13).remainder(-4) => -1