From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2010-02-02T02:45:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Adding keys to a hash in a loop

On 01.02.2010 18:35, Jack Bauer wrote:

> I'm trying to essentially accomplish this behavior:
>
> output.each do |item|
>    output_hash<<  {item.name =>  []}
> end
>
> So that I can end up with:
>
> {"first_set" =>  [], "second_set" =>  [], "third_set" =>  [], ... }
>
> I know the first block of code won't work, but it's just to illustrate
> what it is I wish to accomplish. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.

Erm, how would you put a key value pair into a Hash without a loop?

http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Hash.html

Kind regards

	robert

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