... or perhaps even or_if_blank. :-)
Ryan On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 11:02 AM, John W. Long <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Aug 6, 2009, at 4:10 AM, Paul wrote: > > module Enumerable > > def else(&block) > > self.respond_to?('empty?') && self.empty? ? yield : self > > end > > end > > > Wouldn't this method be better named "ifempty"? If you call it "else" > it makes me wonder where the other part of the clause is? Certainly it > reads nicely in expressions like this: > > results.each do |x| > puts x > end.else do > puts "none found" > end > > But each isn't exactly an if statement. I can guess what it means in > the context above, but it doesn't read right. > > And what if you wanted to use it on its own? > > results.else do > puts "none found" > end > > In the case above it makes little sense. "ifempty" seems to read a > little better. > > -- > John Long > http://recursivecreative.net > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Core" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-core?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
