Try this:

per_page = @params[:per_page] || 20

Best Regards
Maikon Araujo.

Nicolas Blanco wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> This is really a newbie question...
>
> Here is the simple code...
>
> if @params[:per_page].nil?
>       per_page = 20
>     else
>       per_page = @params[:per_page]
> end
>
> Is there a better way to do this (put the parameter in the variable if
> the parameter is not null, otherwise put 20) ?
>
> Thanks...
> 
> Nicolas
> 
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