From: Jason  Vogel <jasonvogel@...>
Date: 2006-12-07T14:45:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Difference between nil? vs. (variable != nil)...

I found 'return "" if product_coverage.external_description.nil?' as a
source sample somewhere, and I liked the readability factor.  It seemed
very "Ruby-ish" to a PowerBuilder/Java/C# developer :-).

In the end, I'm trying to figure out my "best practice" for iterating
over an array of objects.  I'll happily take any suggestions.

Thanks,
Jason

On Dec 6, 2:31 pm, "James Moore" <bans...@banshee.com> wrote:
> Is there a particular reason you're comparing to nil?  Normally I'd just
> write something like
>
>   (@product_coverages && @product_coverages.length > 0)
> 
> - James Moore