From: Simen Edvardsen <toalett@...>
Date: 2006-05-28T03:59:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Basic ruby looping question

You can use Array#select to get the values you want:

  for row in @large_row_array.select{ |row| row.element == "something" }
    something
  end

On 5/27/06, Marston A. <marston@marstononline.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to do something regarding looping through an array, but only
> with elements I need. I'm not sure exactly how to go about it to make it
> the most efficient.  Is there basically a way to do something like:
>
> for row in @large_row_array WHERE row.element == "something"
>  ... some some stuff
> end
>
> What would be the best way to accomplish the above?  Would I use perhaps
> some nested loops?  Thanks for any help, I'm just getting started with
> Ruby along with more indepth programming in general and I'm loving it.
>
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