From: Kev <griffin.kev@...>
Date: 2007-03-09T18:20:05+09:00
Subject: Re: File open, read and store in Hash, efficient?

On 9 Mar, 09:12, "Kev" <griffin....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
>   I am writing a class and I require it to open a file, and store the
> contents in key, value pairs.
> This is my first
>
>   def initialize()
>     @@store = Hash.new
>   end
>
>   def read_file
>     if File.exists?("LocationCopy.csv")
>       f = File.open("LocationCopy.csv","r")
>       f.each do |line|
>         temp = line.split(",")
>         @@store[temp[0]] = temp[1]
>       end
>       f.close
>     end
>     #puts @@store
>   end

Unfortunately thats what I call finger trouble, as I was saying this
is my first attempt at a Ruby application and was wondering if there
is a more efficient method for what I am trying to achieve. Would
using f.each_line and using a block be better?

Thanks,
Kev