try.rb

# courtesy of http://heypanda.com/

class TryProxy
  def initialize(receiving_object)
    @receiving_object = receiving_object
  end
  
  def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
    @receiving_object.nil? ? nil : @receiving_object.send(meth, *args, &block) rescue nil  
  end
end

class Object
  def try
    TryProxy.new(self)
  end
end

class Cat
  def speak(what)
    what
  end
end


cat = Cat.new
puts "The cat doesn't say: #{cat.try.say(:hello)}"
puts "The cat tries to say: #{cat.try.speak("BAI FOO")}"