From: Harry Kakueki <list.push@...>
Date: 2007-06-17T08:14:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Adding new value (in array) to existing key in a hash

On 6/16/07, Gilbert Lau <gilbertlsk@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Correct me if I am wrong... the = [] means that i initiate the value for
> the hash as array first before I input the values as array [i,j] into
> the hash. Is that the explanation for the code above?
>

Yes, it sets up the value as an array and pushes arrays into that array.
This does the same.

myhash = Hash.new
myhash["Starbuck"] = Array.new
myhash["Starbuck"].push([1,2])
myhash["Starbuck"].push([1,7])

p myhash
p myhash["Starbuck"][1]
p myhash["Starbuck"][1][1]

Harry

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