From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-04-25T12:17:13+09:00
Subject: [RCR] Hash#getopt


at this point calls of the form

   some_method arg, "key" => "value"

or

   some_method arg, :key=>:value

are idiomatic ruby.  let's just support it directly and be done with it:

     harp:~ > cat a.rb
     class ::Hash
       def getopt opt, default = nil
         keys = opt.respond_to?('each') ? opt : [opt]
         keys.each do |key, *ignored|
           return self[key] if self.has_key? key
           key = "#{ key }"
           return self[key] if self.has_key? key
           key = key.intern
           return self[key] if self.has_key? key
         end
         return default
       end
     end

     opts = {'k' => 42}
       p opts.getopt('k')
       p opts.getopt(:k)

     opts = {:k => 42}
       p opts.getopt('k')
       p opts.getopt(:k)

     opts = {'K' => 42}
       p opts.getopt('k', opts.getopt('K'))
       p opts.getopt(:k, opts.getopt(:K))
       p opts.getopt(%w( k K ))

     opts = {:K => 42}
       p opts.getopt('k', opts.getopt('K'))
       p opts.getopt(:k, opts.getopt(:K))
       p opts.getopt(%w( k K ))



     harp:~ > ruby a.rb
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42
     42


regards.

-a
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