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Allow optional arguments and/or block for Object#try like Object#send…
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… does. [rails#1425 state:resolved]

Original suggestion by Pat Nakajima.

Signed-off-by: Pratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com>
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alloy authored and lifo committed Nov 24, 2008
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9 changes: 7 additions & 2 deletions activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/misc.rb
Expand Up @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def acts_like?(duck)
end end


# Tries to send the method only if object responds to it. Return +nil+ otherwise. # Tries to send the method only if object responds to it. Return +nil+ otherwise.
# It will also forward any arguments and/or block like Object#send does.
# #
# ==== Example : # ==== Example :
# #
Expand All @@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ def acts_like?(duck)
# #
# With try # With try
# @person.try(:name) # @person.try(:name)
def try(method) #
send(method) if respond_to?(method, true) # # try also accepts arguments/blocks for the method it is trying
# Person.try(:find, 1)
# @people.try(:map) {|p| p.name}
def try(method, *args, &block)
send(method, *args, &block) if respond_to?(method, true)
end end
end end
7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions activesupport/test/core_ext/object_and_class_ext_test.rb
Expand Up @@ -271,4 +271,11 @@ class << @string
assert_equal 5, @string.try(:size) assert_equal 5, @string.try(:size)
end end


def test_argument_forwarding
assert_equal 'Hey', @string.try(:sub, 'llo', 'y')
end

def test_block_forwarding
assert_equal 'Hey', @string.try(:sub, 'llo') { |match| 'y' }
end
end end

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