From: Jeremy Walker <jez.walker@...>
Date: 2012-05-22T23:34:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Disginguishing object types

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On 22 May 2012 15:31, Doug Jolley <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> Frequently hash values are a mixture of object types.  In the case at
> issue, the various values of a particular hash may be either strings or
> an array of strings.  As I iterate through the hash to process the
> respective values, I need to process a string value differently from the
> way that I process a value that is an array.  My question is:  How do I
> determine the object type of the respective values so that I can channel
> it to the proper processing mechanism?
>

Probably the easiest way is:
http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-kind_of-3F

You might also want to consider:
http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-respond_to-3F


>
> I apologize.  I'm sure that I should be able to find the answer to this
> question; but, I don't know what search criteria to use.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
>     ...doug
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 22 May 2012 15:31, Doug Jolley <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">l=
ists@ruby-forum.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"=
>

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issue, the various values of a particular hash may be either strings or<br>
an array of strings. =A0As I iterate through the hash to process the<br>
respective values, I need to process a string value differently from the<br=
>
way that I process a value that is an array. =A0My question is: =A0How do I=
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determine the object type of the respective values so that I can channel<br=
>
it to the proper processing mechanism?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>=
Probably the easiest way is:</div><div><a href=3D"http://ruby-doc.org/core-=
1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-kind_of-3F">http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Objec=
t.html#method-i-kind_of-3F</a></div>

<div><br></div><div>You might also want to consider:</div><div><a href=3D"h=
ttp://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-respond_to-3F">http://ru=
by-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Object.html#method-i-respond_to-3F</a></div><div>=A0<=
/div>

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x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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I apologize. =A0I&#39;m sure that I should be able to find the answer to th=
is<br>
question; but, I don&#39;t know what search criteria to use.<br>
<br>
Thanks for any input.<br>
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 =A0 =A0 ...doug<br>
<br>
--<br>
Posted via <a href=3D"http://www.ruby-forum.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://=
www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
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