From: Simon Krahnke <overlord@...>
Date: 2008-05-02T04:05:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Please explain nuances of ||=

* David A. Black <dblack@rubypal.com> (18:56) schrieb:

> Hi --
>
> On Fri, 2 May 2008, Ruby Freak wrote:
>
>> I am reading some of the ruby files in rails and I an seeing the ||=
>> method used a lot.
>> knowing ruby the way I do, I realize that she has lots of magical
>> surprises and I really want to get to know this girl!
>
> x ||= y means:  x || x = y

No, it means: x = x || y

> The difference is that x ||= y won't complain if x is undefined,

That's because = does the same.

mfg,                    simon .... l