From: Jimmy Thrasher <jjthrash@...>
Date: 2001-10-16T02:50:35+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22582] Re: Array.filter

Miles,

> Where is the nondestructive Array.filter?  I know that the old
Array.filter has
> been deprecated but I don't see a function that gives me this:
>
> a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
> b = a.filter { |i| i % 2 = 0 }
>
> leaving a = [1, 2, 3, 4] and b = [2, 4].

Try Array#select.

irb(main):001:0> a = [1,2,3,4]
[1, 2, 3, 4]
irb(main):002:0> b = a.select { |i| i % 2 == 0 }
[2, 4]

Jimmy