This module allows chains of field-access and indexing where the LHS can be nil. This simplifies code by reducing need for if-else branches around intermediate values that maybe be nil.

Note: experimental module and relies on {.experimental: "dotOperators".} Unstable API.

Examples:

type
  Foo = ref object
    x1: string
    x2: Foo
    x3: ref int

var f: Foo
assert ?.f.x2.x1 == ""
var f2 = Foo(x1: "a")
f2.x2 = f2
assert ?.f2.x1 == "a"
assert ?.Foo(x1: "a").x1 == "a"
assert ?.(f2.x2.x2).x3[] == 0

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Macros

macro `?.`(a: untyped): untyped: Transforms a into an expression that can be safely evaluated even in presence of intermediate nil pointers/references, in which case a default value is produced. Source Edit

Templates

template `.`(a: Wrapnil; b): untyped: See top-level example. Source Edit
template `[]`[I; ](a: Wrapnil; i: I): untyped: See top-level example. Source Edit
template `[]`(a: Wrapnil): untyped: See top-level example. Source Edit

wrapnils

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