From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-09-17T00:40:02+09:00
Subject: Re: Hash table questions

On Sep 16, 2005, at 10:31 AM, EdUarDo wrote:

>> coords = {}
>> File.open('/home/eyp/socceralive/lib/model/zones.dat') do |file|
>>     while !file.eof? do
>>         pos = file.readline
>>         line = file.readline
>>         data = line.split(';')
>>             coords.store(pos, {:CENTER=>data[0], :RIGHT=>data 
>> [1], :LEFT=>data[2]})
>>     end
>> end
>>
>
> More questions about this code. I'm filling up the hash with  
> another hash tables.
>
> If I access coords['DC'] I get another hash, but coords['DC'] 
> ['CENTER'] retrieves me a nil value.
> How must I access data from hash tables inside first hash table?

You used symbols for keys to the second hash:

coords["DC"][:CENTER]

Strings are not the same as symbols, or vice versa.

James Edward Gray II