From: Konrad Meyer <konrad@...>
Date: 2007-11-07T10:11:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Is there a "||" that treats "" also as false?

--nextPart170632860.dY6Vy8Z8vi
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Disposition: inline

Quoth Joshua Muheim:
> Hi all
>=20
> irb(main):001:0> "" || "asdf"
> =3D> ""
> irb(main):002:0> nil || "asdf"
> =3D> "asdf"
> irb(main):003:0>
>=20
> I'd like the first one to also return "asdf". So is there an operator
> that fits my needs? :-)
>=20
> Thanks
> Josh

irb(main):001:0> str =3D ""
=3D> ""
irb(main):002:0> str !=3D "" || "asdf"
=3D> "asdf"
irb(main):003:0> nil || "asdf"
=3D> "asdf"

HTH,
=2D-=20
Konrad Meyer <konrad@tylerc.org> http://konrad.sobertillnoon.com/

--nextPart170632860.dY6Vy8Z8vi
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc 
Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQBHMRChCHB0oCiR2cwRAlrRAKCwh1//80mYdnabvsCLlueWuBrpdgCeJTZr
rxS7JHF8pjngyKSUZrEipS8=
=zhK8
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--nextPart170632860.dY6Vy8Z8vi--