## public Election::getImplicitRankingRule ### Description ```php public Election->getImplicitRankingRule ( ): bool ``` Returns the corresponding setting as currently set (True by default). If it is True then all votes expressing a partial ranking are understood as implicitly placing all the non-mentioned candidates exequos on a last rank. If it is false, then the candidates not ranked, are not taken into account at all. ### Return value: *(```bool```)* True / False --------------------------------------- ### Related method(s) * [Election::setImplicitRanking](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--setImplicitRanking.md)