From: Devin Mullins <twifkak@...>
Date: 2005-06-09T21:11:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Order of operations

I doubt this is the answer you're looking for, but if you use || instead 
of or, the precedence is different. i.e. a = nil || 1 does what you 
think it does.

Devin

Jack Christensen wrote:

> Just got bit by a little order of operations confusion.
>
> irb(main):012:0> a = nil or 1
> => 1
> irb(main):013:0> a
> => nil
> irb(main):014:0> a = (nil or 1)
> => 1
> irb(main):015:0> a
> => 1
>
> Probably old news to long time rubyists but it surprised me. Is there 
> any way to get a warning or something when a statement like the above 
> may not be behaving like you would think?
>
> Jack
>
>