+1 for ||= Very convenient operator, doesn't break readability (more or less)
On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 4:25 PM Guillaume Laforge <glafo...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's a feature that's often be requested. > I think Ruby's got an equivalent with ||=, and it's often the reference > people give when exploring our Elvis operator coming from a ruby background > in particular. > I've had several opportunities where I could've used this operator. > It might make for a nice addition. > > Guillaume > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Daniel Sun <realblue...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > Marcin Erdmann proposed the new operator ?=, e.g. a ?= "foo" is > equivalent of a = a ?: "foo". > > I like his idea, what do you think about it? > > Cheers, > Daniel.Sun > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://groovy.329449.n5.nabble.com/PROPOSAL-new-operator-tp5736886.html > Sent from the Groovy Dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > -- > Guillaume Laforge > Apache Groovy committer & PMC Vice-President > Developer Advocate @ Google Cloud Platform > > Blog: http://glaforge.appspot.com/ > Social: @glaforge <http://twitter.com/glaforge> / Google+ > <https://plus.google.com/u/0/114130972232398734985/posts> >