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## mustCoalesce() function
Return the first value that is not nil.
Signature:
```typescript
export declare function mustCoalesce(...values: Array>): T;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| values | Array<Optional<T>>
| |
Returns:
`T`