From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-04-01T12:30:19+09:00
Subject: Re: assignment if key_exist? in Hash

From: darren kirby [mailto:bulliver@badcomputer.org] 
# > foo = some_hash["some_key"] if some_hash.has_key?("some_key")

try,

foo = some_hash["some_key"] || foo

kind regards -botp