From: Raf Coremans <rrafje@...>
Date: 2007-06-21T04:22:41+09:00
Subject: Re: if == any item in an array

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2007/6/20, 12 34 <rubyforum@web.knobby.ws>:
>
> I'd like to write something like
>
> PhotoEndings = %w[JPG,MRW,JPE]
> MovieEndings = %w[AVI]
> case ext # determined from the photo file name
> when PhotoEndings
> <do something whenever ext is the same as any of the photo endings. >
> when MovieEndings
> <do something else>
> else
> end
>
> I don't have to use case, any conditional will do.
>
> Thanks. I hope I have explained this. I have no idea what to search for.
> I did try some, but I'm a newbie and don't understand the more advanced
> syntax.
>
> I tried
> when PhotoEndings.any
> and
> when PhotoEndings.or
>
> Wild guesses, but they don't work.
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

You could use regular expressions:

PhotoEndings = /JPG|MRW|JPE/i
MovieEndings = /AVI/i

case ext
when PhotoEndings
  <do something>
when MovieEndings
  <do something else>
else
  <do something else>
end


Regards,
Raf

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