Class: NilClass

Inherits:
Object show all
Defined in:
lib/wedge/utilis/try.rb,
lib/wedge/utilis/blank.rb,
lib/wedge/utilis/duplicable.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#blank? ⇒ true

nil is blank:

nil.blank? # => true

Returns:

  • (true) 


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# File 'lib/wedge/utilis/blank.rb', line 56

def blank?
  true
end

#duplicable? ⇒ Boolean

nil is not duplicable:

nil.duplicable? # => false
nil.dup         # => TypeError: can't dup NilClass

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/wedge/utilis/duplicable.rb', line 43

def duplicable?
  false
end

#try(*args) ⇒ Object

Calling try on nil always returns nil. It becomes especially helpful when navigating through associations that may return nil.

nil.try(:name) # => nil

Without try

@person && @person.children.any? && @person.children.first.name

With try

@person.try(:children).try(:first).try(:name)



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# File 'lib/wedge/utilis/try.rb', line 96

def try(*args)
  nil
end

#try!(*args) ⇒ Object

Calling try! on nil always returns nil.

nil.try!(:name) # => nil



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# File 'lib/wedge/utilis/try.rb', line 103

def try!(*args)
  nil
end