Object#try_first returns the result of the first responding method specified in an Array

try_first.rb

# Usage:
#
#   object = MyObject.new
#   object.label = "Some content here..."
#
#   object.try_first([:name, :label, :caption]) # => "Some content here..."
#   object.try_first(:description) # => nil

class Object
  def try_first(method_names, *args, &block)
    method_name = Array(method_names).find { |method_name| respond_to?(method_name) }
    public_send(method_name, *args, &block) if method_name
  end

  def try_last(method_names, *args, &block)
    try_first(method_names.reverse, *args, &block)
  end
end