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How to get rid of that duplicaiton in if conditional?

def set_caption(result)
  if result.respond_to?(:app_name)
    content_tag(:div, result.type_name, class: 'type-name') + 
      content_tag(:div, result.app_name, class: 'app-name')
  else
    content_tag(:div, result.type_name, class: 'type-name')
  end
end
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Just use variables for repeated expressions:

def set_caption(result)
  type_div = content_tag(:div, result.type_name, class: 'type-name') 
  if result.respond_to?(:app_name)
    type_div + content_tag(:div, result.app_name, class: 'app-name')
  else
    type_div
  end
end

Note that you can move the conditional further in: type_div + (condition ? app_div : ""). Use this style whenever this adds readibility (here I'd say it doesn't).

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