[Ruby] unless block on one line

[ben wiseley]

 this_row[:print_date] = row.at(7).date unless row.at(7).nil?



On 1/26/07, shaners becker <veganstraightedge at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> is there a way of expressing this on one line?
>
> unless row.at(7).nil?
>    this_row[:print_date] = row.at(7).date
> end
>
> i thought it would be
>
> unless row.at(7).nil? this_row[:print_date] = row.at(7).date end
>
> or maybe
>
> unless row.at(7).nil? {this_row[:print_date] = row.at(7).date}
>
> i always hear/see people being uber succinct in ruby and i get stuck
> on these blocks that feel like they could probably be on one line.
>
> thanks
> shaners
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