On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Robert Klemme <shortcutter / googlemail.com> wrote: > I can't test on 1.9.* right now but in 1.8.7 (a,b=nil) is always an > empty array => true. ¨Βιζ τθνετθοδ ςετυςξσιξημε φαμυξιωο> probably do not get away without assigning that single value to a > variable and go from there. ¨Βωοτεστ οξοζ τθαςςαεμενεξτσ > only for nil. Well spotted wrt 1.8.7. That behaviour is contrary to what I expect. Assignment should always return the RHS, and nil means nil! I'm glad it was changed.