# The methods here are provided to speed up function blank? in class Object
class NilClass #:nodoc:
  def blank?
    true
  end
end

class FalseClass #:nodoc:
  def blank?
    true
  end
end

class TrueClass #:nodoc:
  def blank?
    false
  end
end

class Array #:nodoc:
  alias_method :blank?, :empty?
end

class Hash #:nodoc:
  alias_method :blank?, :empty?
end

class String #:nodoc:
  def blank?
    empty? || strip.empty?
  end
end