From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2006-12-02T04:08:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Simple iteration in a function problem

Blake Miller wrote:
...
> # this is the problem function.  all I want is the specific (ONE)
> element
> # from the @ys array that matches the id, but when you iterate over the
> # array, i can't find a way to only have one element returned
> def getXById(id)

Instead of:

>  @ys.each_with_index do |comp, index|
>    if( @ys[index].getUniqueId == id )
>      @ys.fetch(index)
>    end
>  end

try this:

   @ys.find {|x| x.getUniqueId == id}

> end


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