will now return nil instead of raise a NoMethodError if the receiving object does not implement the method

3 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md b/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
index df144dd00b..0e7a16aa96 100644
--- a/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   `Object#try` will now return nil instead of raise a NoMethodError if the receiving object does not implement the method *DHH*
+
 *   `Time#change` now works with time values with offsets other than UTC or the local time zone. *Andrew White*
 
 *   `ActiveSupport::Callbacks`: deprecate usage of filter object with `#before` and `#after` methods as `around` callback. *Bogdan Gusiev*
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb
index 16a799ec03..a2d5caa7df 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/try.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class Object
   # *Unlike* that method however, a +NoMethodError+ exception will *not* be raised
   # and +nil+ will be returned instead, if the receiving object is a +nil+ object or NilClass.
   #
+  # This is also true if the receiving object does not implemented the tried method. It will
+  # return +nil+ in that case as well.
+  #
   # If try is called without a method to call, it will yield any given block with the object.
   #
   # Please also note that +try+ is defined on +Object+, therefore it won't work with
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ class Object
     if a.empty? && block_given?
       yield self
     else
-      public_send(*a, &b)
+      public_send(*a, &b) if respond_to?(a.first)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activesupport/test/core_ext/object_and_class_ext_test.rb b/activesupport/test/core_ext/object_and_class_ext_test.rb
index 98ab82609e..5dd965f405 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/core_ext/object_and_class_ext_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/core_ext/object_and_class_ext_test.rb
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ class ObjectTryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   def test_nonexisting_method
     method = :undefined_method
     assert !@string.respond_to?(method)
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @string.try(method) }
+    assert_nil @string.try(method)
   end
 
   def test_nonexisting_method_with_arguments
     method = :undefined_method
     assert !@string.respond_to?(method)
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { @string.try(method, 'llo', 'y') }
+    assert_nil @string.try(method, 'llo', 'y')
   end
 
   def test_valid_method
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class ObjectTryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_nil nil.try(:to_s)
     assert_nil nil.try(:to_i)
   end
-
+  
   def test_false_try
     assert_equal 'false', false.try(:to_s)
   end
@@ -148,6 +148,6 @@ class ObjectTryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    assert_raise(NoMethodError) { klass.new.try(:private_method) }
+    assert_nil klass.new.try(:private_method)
   end
 end