From: ahoward <ahoward@...>
Date: 2003-04-24T06:23:37+09:00
Subject: open 'no-exist' rescue true - idiom



rubyists-

anyone know of a cleaner way to disgard exceptions than

  open 'no-exist' rescue true

??

in that case, the 'true' is effectively a no-op - anything could work - but
the intent is clearer than

  open 'no-exist' rescue 1

or

  open 'no-exist' rescue false

which would both also work.

-a

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