Method: Multiplication#__simplify__

Defined in:

lib/symcalc.rb

#__simplify__ ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/symcalc.rb', line 479

def __simplify__
  @lside = @lside.__simplify__
  @rside = @rside.__simplify__
  
  if (@lside == EquationValue.new(0)) || (@rside == EquationValue.new(0))
    return EquationValue.new 0
  elsif @lside == EquationValue.new(1)
    return @rside
  elsif @rside == EquationValue.new(1)
    return @lside
  elsif @rside.is_a? EquationValue and @lside.is_a? EquationValue
    calculated = @rside.value * @lside.value
    if calculated.to_s.size <= 6
      return to_equation(calculated)
    else
      return self
    end
  else 
    return self
  end
end