Forum: Ruby The definitive list of ||= (OR Equal) threads and pages

Since you can't search google groups for ||=. I have put this thread
together with links to all the threads about ||= from Comp.lang.ruby.

The next time someone asks about ||=, have them search for "Or Equal"

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Threads from Google groups ruby:

Please explain nuances of ||=
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/brow...

The ||= assignment operator
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/brow...
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/brow...

What does "||=" mean?
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/br...

Rick DeNatale
x ||= y, Redux
http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/articles/2008/0...

David A Black
A short-circuit (||=) edge case
http://dablog.rubypal.com/2008/3/25/a-short-circui...

usenet posts referred to in the google links above

http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/...
http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/...

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