From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-03-27T09:14:06+09:00
Subject: Re: Data Structure for n-dimension values with defaults


On Mar 26, 2006, at 6:53 PM, Phrogz wrote:

> Close, but it fails from the ordered-axis problem I've been seeing.
>
> puts table.get( :R, :german )
> #=> nil
>
> that should be "Ach!"
>
>

Improved version:
% cat table_structure.rb
Row = Struct.new(:master, :english, :french, :german, :gibberish)

table = {
   :master => Row.new('(yell)', nil, nil, 'Ach!', nil),
   :G => Row.new(nil,  'Wow!', 'Oh!', nil, nil),
   :PG => Row.new(nil, 'Holy Crap!', 'Merde!', nil, nil),
   :R => Row.new(nil, 'Holy Shit!', 'Mon Dieu!', nil, nil),
   :X => Row.new('$!@*', nil, nil, 'XXX', nil)
}

def table.get(rating, language)
   res = self[rating].send(language)
   if res.nil?
     res = self[rating].master
   end
   if res.nil?
     res = self[:master].send(language)
   end
   if res.nil?
     res =  self[:master].master
   end
   res
end

puts table.get(:R, :german)
puts table.get(:X, :german)
puts table.get(:X, :english)


% ruby table_structure.rb
Ach!
XXX
$!@*