From: Stefan Rusterholz <apeiros@...>
Date: 2007-07-20T22:48:58+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR? Added syntax for chains that possibly return nil

Trans wrote:
> On Jul 20, 6:29 am, "Robert Dober" <robert.do...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> but it has more permissive semantics and will hide errors that
>>   bar->baz.foo
>> will raise
>> Robert
> 
> But where is default in your example? You'd have:
> 
>   (bar->baz || default).foo
> 
> T.

Maybe you should reread the initial proposal. There is no default.
In receiver->method, if receiver is nil, method won't be invoked and the 
expressions value is nil. If the receiver isn't nil, method is invoked 
on receiver just as with a normal . - HTH

regards
Stefan

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