Issue #14548 has been updated by Eregon (Benoit Daloze). What about using `dig` for this like `array_or_nil.dig(index)` and adding `class NilClass; def dig(*) = nil; end`? There is also nothing wrong with `array_or_nil && array_or_nil[index]`. IMO these `?.[` look too cryptic. ---------------------------------------- Feature #14548: Allow some_array&.[1] to be a valid syntax https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/14548#change-105242 * Author: rosenfeld (Rodrigo Rosenfeld Rosas) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal * Assignee: matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto) ---------------------------------------- Currently, Ruby allows accessing an array's index while testing whether the array is not nil with this syntax: `my_array&.[](1)`. I've always found this awkward but didn't mind about suggesting anything to improve this. I was just reading about how JavaScript is probably going to support myArray?.[1] and found that it read good enough for me. So I'd like to propose about the same syntax, replacing ?. with the Ruby equivalent &. instead. How does that look like to you? -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/