[Pharo-dev] Object>>ifNilOrEmpty: aBlock

Hi guys, I’ve started to use this little one: Object>>ifNilOrEmpty: aBlock self ifNil: [ ^ aBlock value ]. (self isCollection and: [ self isEmpty ]) ifTrue: [ ^ aBlock value ]. ^ self. It allows you to do the widely known JavaScript one-liner: var stuff = this.thing || ‘some default value for when this.thing is undefined, null or an empty string’. but in smalltalk in this way: stuff := self thing ifNilOrEmpty: [ ‘some default value for when self thing is nil or an empty string’ ] simple thing feels practical and nice :)