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If I have a class that I pass a number of parameters to:
class Foo
constructor: (parameters) ->
@bar = parameters.bar
@moo = parameters.moo
The class is created like so:
foo = new Foo(bar: 2, moo: 8)
My question is what is the most elegant way to detect in the constructor if the variables being passed exist, and if not to set a default. The way I would do it in javascript would be:
this.bar = ( parameters.bar !== undefined ) ? parameters.bar : 10;
where 10 is the default.
Thanks for your help :)
Good answers - Just to summerize the best:
Inorder to detect if a parameter exists and define a default if it doesn't, in javascript is:
this.bar = ( parameters.bar !== undefined ) ? parameters.bar : 10;
and in coffescript is:
@bar = parameters.bar ? 10
So elegant and compact!