From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2010-04-03T17:02:53+09:00
Subject: Re: hash key with multiple values

BTW, the structure you have with an array of hashes, each hash with a 
single k/v pair, is unusual:

@results = [{"x"=>"i8"}, {"y"=>"i58"}, {"y"=>"i6"}, {"y"=>"v5"}, 
{"z"=>"ci5"}, {"z"=>"i63"}, {"w"=>"cie201"}]

It would be more usual to have 2-element arrays for the k/v pairs:

@results = [["x","i8"], ["y","i58"], ["y","i6"], ["y","v5"], 
["z","ci5"], ["z","i63"], ["w","cie201"]]

which in turn simplifies the processing:

@conver_results = Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = [] }
@results.each { |k,v| @conver_results[k] << v }
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