what is ||= in ruby?

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Russ Cam · Answer 1 · 2010-10-15T20:15:47.657

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It's a conditional assignment. If the variable is nil or false it will be replaced with the value on the right hand side; if it already has a value other than nil or false it will keep that value.

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answered Oct 15 '10 at 20:10

Russ Cam

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Oops. Counter-example: `x = false; x ||= 42; x` – Oct 15 '10 at 20:14
Oops, I missed out the `false` part. Corrected, thanks :) – Russ Cam Oct 15 '10 at 20:18

what is ||= in ruby?

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