From: Harry Kakueki <list.push@...>
Date: 2009-08-19T21:52:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Named Matrix like ArrayFields

>
> Something like:
>
> x = NamedMatrix.new
> x.xs = %w(a b c d) # the names of the x axis
> x.ys = %w(e f g h) # the names of the y axis
>
> So that x[:a][:f] is the same as x[0][1] for getting and setting. Also have
> some dumping mechanism to get an array of arrays or arrays of hashes or even
> csv or some other 2D dump.
>

Maybe take a look at Struct.

x = Struct.new(:a,:b,:c)
y = Struct.new(:d,:e,:f)
var = x.new(y.new(0,1,2),y.new(10,11,12),y.new(20,21,22))

#################
p var[:c][:e]
p var[2][1]
p var['c']["e"]

var[2][:e] = 77
p var[:c][:e]


Harry

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