From: "ara.t.howard" Date: 2008-04-01T12:56:33+09:00 Subject: Re: assignment if key_exist? in Hash On Mar 31, 2008, at 9:30 PM, Peņa, Botp wrote: > foo = some_hash["some_key"] || foo that replaces even if the key is set to 'false', 'nil', or if the has does not have the key... but prolly what OP wants... regards. a @ http://codeforpeople.com/ -- we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being better. simply reflect on that. h.h. the 14th dalai lama