comparison of Fixnum with nil failed

Question

I coded like this,

@claim = Item.find(:something)  
unless @claim.nil?  
  if @claim >= a_condition  
    do_something
  end
end

Even if @claim is a nil value,It is going inside the unless condition and giving the error "comparison of Fixnum with nil failed"

What is the wrong in my code.

Solution 1

a_condition is probably the nil value that you are failing on.

Solution 2

@claim = Item.find(:something)
unless @claim.nil?
  if @claim >= a_condition
    do_something 
  end
end

Is a_condition nil perhaps?

Solution 3

Using the code you posted, the inside of the unless statement will definitely not execute if @claim is nil. If you get the error message you posted on line 3 of that code, it must be because a_condition is nil, not @claim.

Comments

[shajin]

Sorry 4 that bad question..a newbie.. :) :)

[sawa]

What is your code for? I don't see any difference from the one in the question.