From: Justin Collins <collinsj@...>
Date: 2007-01-17T12:22:35+09:00
Subject: Re: where to find info on ||= operator ?

Wang Dong wrote:
> "a ||= b" means "a = b if a != nil"
>   
Mmm, no.

a ||= b is equivalent to:

a = b if a == nil or a == false

or

a = b if a.nil? or not a

or

a = b unless a

or simply

a = a || b

-Justin