From: matt@... (matt neuburg)
Date: 2006-10-24T13:55:15+09:00
Subject: Re: '**' as hash splat?

Trans <transfire@gmail.com> wrote:

> We can:
> 
>   a = [2,1]
>   [3,*a]  #=> [3,2,1]
> 
> How about:
> 
>   h = {:b=>2, :a=>1}
>   {:c => 3, **h}  #=> {:c=>3, :b=>2, :a=>1}

How about:

class Hash; alias_method :<<, :merge!; end

So, for example:

h = {:b=>2, :a=>1}
{:c => 3} << h 
#=> {:c=>3, :b=>2, :a=>1}

But perhaps I'm missing some desideratum other than brevity. m.
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