From: Roger Pack Date: 2009-02-19T04:37:29+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:22230] Re: [Feature #1122] request for: Object#try > Then how it is different from > foo.bar if foo.respond_to?(:bar) > > ? You don't have to write foo and bar twice :) I'm with you in thinking that adding another syntax foo.?bar seems a little much when a new method will do. -=r