From: Wilson Bilkovich <wilsonb@...>
Date: 2006-11-21T14:18:27+09:00
Subject: Re: array question

On 11/21/06, Li Chen <chen_li3@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > A couple of ways: (there are probably dozens more)
> > # given:
> > array = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
> >
> > # 1.
> > new_array = array[1..-2]
> >
> > # 2.
> > new_array = array.dup
> > new_array.shift # shifts off the first element
> > new_array.pop # pops off the last element
> >
> > #1 uses Array#[], which is a synonym for Array#slice.
> > 1..-2 is a Range parameter. In this case, it says you want a slice of
> > the array containing everything but the first and last element.
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I run  array=[1,2,3,4,5]
>        new_array = array.dup
>        new_array.shift
>        new_array.pop
> I get [2,3,4] but I want this result  [1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5]
>
> Li

Yeah. Sorry. I didn't read your question clearly enough. I apologize
for confusing the issue. Check out the other replies from people with
better reading comprehension late at night.
Heh.