Hash get value, get default value
- Get value of a key
- Get value or
nilif the key does not exist - Get value of a default value if the key does not exist
person = {
"name" => "Jane",
"number" => 42,
}
puts person
# Unhandled exception: Missing hash key: "email" (KeyError)
# email = person["email"]
email = person["email"]?
puts email.nil? # true
name = person["name"]?
puts name # Jane
email = person["email"]? || "default@example.com"
puts email.nil? # false
puts email # default@example.com