I think ||= conveys the exact meaning of the operand whereas ?= is missing the : to properly indicate that's a shorthand for Elvis. ?:= would be a walrus sporting a pompaduor if you ask me ;-)
------------------------------------------- Java Champion; Groovy Enthusiast http://jroller.com/aalmiray http://www.linkedin.com/in/aalmiray -- What goes up, must come down. Ask any system administrator. There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't. To understand recursion, we must first understand recursion. On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Sergei Egorov <bsid...@gmail.com> wrote: > +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> >> >
