From: Andrew Stone <stonelists@...>
Date: 2007-12-12T05:03:53+09:00
Subject: Re: opposite .nil?

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> 1) No such opposite-of-nil? method exists. If you want it, add it.
>

Thanks for actually answering my question.  Much appreciated.

2) In the particular example above (which I realize is just an
> example) you could write that as:
>
>  def should_this_by_done?
>    am_I_sure? unless !my_object || my_object.var.nil?
>  end
>
> But, of course, that just moves the negation.
>
>
Sure, I was just looking for a more readable construct.  Thanks again for
your reply.


-- 
Andrew Stone

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