From: Mikel Lindsaar <raasdnil@...>
Date: 2008-11-26T08:19:45+09:00
Subject: Begin else pattern question

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What is the cleanest way of doing:
def initialize(value)
  begin
    if value == 'blah'
      a_action
    else
      b_action
    end
  rescue
    b_action
  end
end

That is.  If a is needed and doing a throws an exception, do b instead.
 Otherwise, if a is not needed do b.

Or is that the cleanest way?

By cleanest, I mean l don't like calling b_action twice in the method if I
don't have to, but it's a trade off on readability... and I don't _like_ the
way the code looks now :)

Any other simpler way to do this pattern?

Mikel

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