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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
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 *Edge*
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+* Added Object#present? which is equivalent to !Object#blank? [DHH]
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+
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 * Added Enumberable#several? to encapsulate collection.size > 1 [DHH]
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 * Add more standard Hash methods to ActiveSupport::OrderedHash [Steve Purcell]

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@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ class Object
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   def blank?
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     respond_to?(:empty?) ? empty? : !self
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   end
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+    
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+  # An object is present if it's not blank.
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+  def present?
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+    !blank?
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+  end
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 end
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 class NilClass #:nodoc:

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@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ class BlankTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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     BLANK.each { |v| assert v.blank?, "#{v.inspect} should be blank" }
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     NOT.each   { |v| assert !v.blank?, "#{v.inspect} should not be blank" }
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   end
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+
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+  def test_present
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+    BLANK.each { |v| assert !v.present?, "#{v.inspect} should not be present" }
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+    NOT.each   { |v| assert v.present?, "#{v.inspect} should be present" }
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+  end
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 end