Question

Is there a way to write a clean if nil then in a view. Assuming my lack of ruby is biting me here. Example,

If object nil, then return, nothing found

have

<%= @objects.count if @objects %>

want something like this

<%= @objects.count if @objects then "nothing found" %>

Answer 1

There are many ways to write something like this.

Something simple would be:

<% if @objects %>
  <%= @objects.count %>
<% else %>
  nothing found
<% end %>

If you get into a slightly more complex conditional I would suggest moving the logic into a helper and call it from the view. ex:

<%= count_for(@object) %>