From: Lin Wj <mailbox.lwj@...>
Date: 2009-02-20T19:14:25+09:00
Subject: Ignoring Exceptions

i am using hpricot to parse xml and place it into an object named 'x'

some_variable = (x.at("some_element_name").innerHTML
                 if x.at("some_element_name"))

problem is i have a TON of"some_element_name" to assign
and i dont want to do a if check for everyone of them

is there anyway to do a straight

some_variable = x.at("some_element_name").innerHTML

and contain them within a begin end and ignore all noMethodExceptions ?
i am ok with having some_variable = null

*noMethodException is raised when i call a .innerHTML method on an
element that doesnt exist.

if i do a rescue exception , it catches it and thats the end of it , it
stops executing.

any ideas ?
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