From: Timothy Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2006-11-15T09:08:47+09:00
Subject: Re: [ARRAYS] Bidimensional Arrays? (opened)

Flaab Mrlinux wrote:
> Hi there!
>
> I'm just new at ruby and I have a weird issue probably really dumb but i 
> just haven't been able to figure it out.
>
> Using arrays in C or whatever i could define an array using to indexing 
> numbers, in order to simulate a chess board or whatever...
>
> board = array[8,8]
>
> And then store info in that array like this
>
> board[1,1] = whatever.
>
> I just can't get that to work in ruby! Why? How can i do it?
>
> Thx
>
>   
The easiest way to define a multidimensional array in Ruby is to define 
an array of arrays:

board = Array.new(8) { Array.new(8) }

Run "ri Array.new" to read about how to create and initialize arrays.