From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2005-05-05T06:01:16+09:00
Subject: Re: mapping an array to a hash?

Logan Capaldo wrote:
> On 5/3/05, Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@path.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
>>class Array
>>   def hashmap
>>     h={}
>>     each {|x| h[x] = yield x}
>>     h
>>   end
>>end
>>
>>[1,2,3].hashmap {|x| x*10}
>># => {1=>10, 2=>20, 3=>30}
>>
>>
> 
> 
> Wouldn't  it make more sense to put #hashmap in module Enumerable?
> Just a thought.

Of course. It would also probably make sense to choose a better name. 
#map_to_hash, maybe?.