From: Mike Cargal <mike@...>
Date: 2008-06-13T07:08:19+09:00
Subject: Re: ||=

(need to finish replies before clicking "send")

this really is equivalent to a = a || b, just like a += 1 is  
equivalent to a = a + 1 (same for -=, etc.)

that's why you get b if a was false

On Jun 12, 2008, at 1:57 AM, Damjan Rems wrote:

> Justin To wrote:
>> what does ||= do?
>
> In other languages you would code this something like:
>
> if a == nil
>  a = b
> end
>
>
> by
> TheR
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