From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2001-12-18T05:02:21+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:28816] Re: array.to_h

dempsejn@georgetown.edu wrote:
> 
> with to_a it is possible to create an array from a hash...is there a function to do the
> opposite?
> 
> a = [1,2,3,4]
> hash = a.to_h    # h = {1=>2, 3=>4}
> 
> perhaps there's a shortcut and that's where there's no to_h function, but i'm curious
> thanks!
> Jack

h = Hash[*[1, 2, 3, 4]]
or
h = Hash[*a]

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