From: Alex Allmont <Alex.Allmont@...>
Date: 2011-06-03T23:27:33+09:00
Subject: Best way to replace hash keys

What is the most optimal and neatest way to replace keys in a hash given a particular condition?

I'm currently using delete_if and putting replacement values into a new hash before merging them back into the original hash.  Another approach would to simply rebuild a whole new hash.

  # Contrived example: given searchReplacePairs hash of { search => replace } pairs,
  # convert any String keys to a Regexp.
  newPairs = { }
  searchReplacePairs.delete_if do |search, replace| 
    if search.class == String
      newPairs[Regexp.new(search)] = replace
    end
  end
  searchReplacePairs.merge! newPairs

Many thanks,
Alex