Shortcut for "my_var.condition ? statement : my_var" [duplicate]

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Rails single line if else statement (3 answers)

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I have this statement :

username.blank? ? firstname : username

There is a shortcut or a way to avoid repeating 'username' ?

Answer 1

As it seems you're using ActiveSupport, there is simple way to do this:

username.presence || firstname