From: x1 <caldridge@...>
Date: 2006-08-11T12:00:43+09:00
Subject: Simple question regarding hashes

Is something like this possible?

 asdf = {"letters" => |||||some code that returns something|||||}

This is difficult for me to explain being that im not a "programmer"
but.. here's what im trying to do:

 asdf = {"letters" => (if 1+1 == 3; return "yes";else return "no";end)}
###  in hopes that this would set asfd['letters'] equal to "no"

or.. something like this:
 asdf = {"letters" => ["a", "b", "c"].each {|letter| yield letter if
letter != "b"}}
###  in hopes that asdf['letters'] will equal ["a", "b"]


i realize, I could do ["a", "b", "c"].delete("b") but my question is
can you define the value of a hash based on an iteration, or an if
statement etc..


Thank you