From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2007-08-18T20:34:02+09:00
Subject: Re: How do you print the first 5 records in an array?

Hi --

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Stefan Rusterholz wrote:

> Bob Sanders wrote:
>> Let's say I have an array defined as:
>>
>> @people = ["Jim", "Jen", "Jess", "Jay", "Jack", "John", "Jeff", "Jed",
>> "Jill"]
>>
>> How would I then print out the first 5 records of that array? (i.e. from
>> Jim to Jack)
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> puts(*@people.first(5))
> Ruby, so surprisingly unsurprising :)

I don't think you need the * there.


David

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