From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-07-13T00:50:12+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:17734] Re: Array#sort! returns nil when array empty

>>>>> "h" == hfulton  <hfulton@pop-server.austin.rr.com> writes:

h> Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing this feature removed... it
h> always bites me when I chain methods, resulting in an error
h> that "nil" doesn't have any such method.

 This is the goal of the null pattern, but you can always write

  begin
     a.b.c.d.e.f.g.h.i
  rescue
     puts $!
  end

 and you don't execute the complete chain of methods



Guy Decoux