gistfile1.js

    function retrieve(what) {
        var currEl = what;
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
        while (args.length && currEl !== void 0 && currEl !== null) {
            currEl = currEl[args.shift()];
        }
        return currEl;
    }
    var x = retrieve(result, 'a', 'b', 'c') || retrieve(result, 'x', 'y') || retrieve(result, 0, 'a', n, 'x') || "lol";