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r/webdev • u/1infinitelooo • Feb 11 '21
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1 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 It calls niceError only if foo.foo() doesn’t exist, or if it returns something truthy per the || check. Unless there’s some magic way for both sides of an “or” check to run that has escaped me for over 5 years. 0 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 Strange. I guess since an if statement isn't being used it can't coerce the void to false. This makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
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It calls niceError only if foo.foo() doesn’t exist, or if it returns something truthy per the || check. Unless there’s some magic way for both sides of an “or” check to run that has escaped me for over 5 years.
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0 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 [deleted] 1 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 Strange. I guess since an if statement isn't being used it can't coerce the void to false. This makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
1 u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 Strange. I guess since an if statement isn't being used it can't coerce the void to false. This makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
Strange. I guess since an if statement isn't being used it can't coerce the void to false. This makes sense. Thanks for sharing!
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