From: Tobias Reif <tobiasreif@...>
Date: 2002-01-14T18:11:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Small Methods - a ramble

Ron Jeffries wrote:


>> [ [1,2], [3,4] ].each {|each| each.each {|each| p each}}
>>
> 
> Yes, well, I wouldn't do that, and especially wouldn't use each in two nested loops ...
> 
> I'd at least do this:
>  [ [1,2], [3,4] ].each {|eachArray| eachArray.each {|eachInteger| p eachInteger}}
> 
> and more likely:
> 
>  [ [1,2], [3,4] ].each do|eachArray| 
>    eachArray.each do |eachInteger| 
>      p eachInteger
>    end
>  end


Hmmm.

I dub groups with plural names, and single items with singular names.

integer_pair_arrays = [ [1,2], [3,4] ]

integer_pair_arrays.each do |pairs_array|
   pairs_array.each do |integer|
     p integer
   end
end

If I take one cup out of ten, I call it "cup", not "each_cup".

Tobi



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