From: Dirk Traulsen <dirk.traulsen@...>
Date: 2008-01-29T22:10:48+09:00
Subject: Proposal/RFQ: Hash#values/keys with block

Hi!

Hash#values and Hash#keys return the values/keys of a hash as an array.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could just add a block to specify which 
values/keys you want returned?

hash = { 'a' => 1, 'bb' => 2, 'c' => 33, 'dd' => 44}

hash.keys                           #=> ["a", "bb", "c", "dd"]
hash.values                         #=> [1, 2, 33, 44]

hash.values {|k,v| k > 'a' }        #=> [2, 33, 44]
hash.values {|k,v| v % 2 == 0 }     #=> [2, 44]
hash.keys {|k,v| k.size == 1 }      #=> ["a", "c"]

Alternatively they could be implemented as new methods called for 
example
hash.values_if {}
hash.keys_if {}
analogue to the already defined Hash#values_at.

Well, I would prefer the extension of Hash#keys/values with blocks.
What do you think?

Dirk