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gistfile1.rb
begin
variable = x.some_method.hax
rescue
variable = x.some_method.foo
rescue
variable = x.some_method.bar
end
#I would like to acheive something similar to:
variable = x.some_method.hax
variable ||= x.some_method.foo
variable ||= x.some_method.bar
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ghazel commented Jun 27, 2011

variable = x.try(:some_method).try(:hax)
variable ||= x.try(:some_method).try(:foo)
variable ||= x.try(:some_method).try(:bar)

or:

variable = x.some_method.hax rescue nil
variable ||= x.some_method.foo rescue nil
variable ||= x.some_method.bar

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