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## mustCoalesce() function
> Warning: This API is now obsolete.
>
> use `mustDefault` instead
>
Return the first value that is not nil.
Signature:
```typescript
export declare function mustCoalesce(...values: Array>): T;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| values | Array<[Maybe](./js-utils.maybe.md)<T>> | |
Returns:
T