x = (do_something_that_might_raise rescue nil)
x will be nil if do_something_that_might_raise raises an exception... Obviously catching and swallowing all exceptions from isn't great but it does have it's uses :)
Thursday, 21 April 2011
Single line rescues
I've just found that you can use rescue like you can with if and unless
x will be nil if do_something_that_might_raise raises an exception... Obviously catching and swallowing all exceptions from isn't great but it does have it's uses :)
x will be nil if do_something_that_might_raise raises an exception... Obviously catching and swallowing all exceptions from isn't great but it does have it's uses :)
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The parentheses are actually not needed, try it out!
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