Returning null as opposed to throwing for undefined getters

zzen · Aug 2, 2010 · 3421d4f · 3421d4f
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diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ Model = this.Model = Class({
     var parts = path.split('.'), doc = this.__doc;
     for (var i = 0, l = parts.length; i < l; i++){
       doc = doc[parts[i]];
-      if (typeof doc == 'undefined') throw new Error('Path ' + path + ' is undefined');
+      if (typeof doc == 'undefined'){
+        return null;
+      }
     }
     return doc;
   },