ifNotNil:

["Eric Arseneau" <eat@huv.com>]

In VA, the ifNotNil: accepts an argument, which is the receiver, why does
Squeak not do this ?

I like the VA version since it allows you to write blocks which are light
weight, and also provides for cleaner code.  Example

	self someObject ifNotNil: [:object | object doSomething]

instead of

	| temp |
	temp := self someObject.
	temp ifNotNil: [
		temp doSomething].

The only way I can think of adding this is to do the following:

ifNotNil: ifNotNilBlock
	"Evaluate the block, unless I'm == nil (q.v.)"

	ifNotNilBlock numArgs = 0 ifTrue: [
		^ifNotNilBlock value].
	^ifNotNilBlock value: self

I hate code like this (note, this is done in Exception>>#handlerAction), but
I find that the extra functionality from the ifNotNil: to be too useful.  I
could always use another name, but then what would that name be ?

Anybody have any thoughts on this ?