From: Christian <chippersbox@...>
Date: 2007-09-26T15:57:30+09:00
Subject: Re: merge two arrays into a hash

irb(main):001:0> key = [ "1", "2", "3"]
=> ["1", "2", "3"]
irb(main):002:0> value = [ "a", "b" ]
=> ["a", "b"]
irb(main):003:0> myhash = {}
=> {}
irb(main):004:0> key.each_with_index {|k,i|myhash[k] = value[i]}
=> ["1", "2", "3"]
irb(main):005:0> myhash
=> {"1"=>"a", "2"=>"b", "3"=>nil}

On 9/26/07, Jan Ask <janaskhoej@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have looked at some of the answers in the forum, but they do not seem
> to fit. I want to merge two array into a hash like so:
>
> key = [ "1", "2", "3"]
> value = [ "a", "b" ]
>
> into:
>
> myhash = {'1' => 'a' , '2' => 'b' , '3' => ''}
>
> Can this be done without creating new classes and methods?
>
> Thanks a lot
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>


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