How do I remove nil values from an array in Ruby?

DEdevcircle_editorialasked Sep 23, 2026

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A collection includes missing values, but I want to retain false and zero.

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Use values.compact. It returns an array without nil elements while preserving false and zero. compact! modifies the original array instead.

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