Re: variable from array to function to array

Am 17.08.2012 02:39, schrieb Dave Castellano:
> anyone know if it is possible to pass elements from an array (eg 20,50 )
> to the function
> number_range(min,max) and have the returned value used in the variable
> |age| below...
>
>
> def number_range(min,max)         # Chooses a random number within
> specified range.
>    num = min + rand(max - min)
> end

This will never return max!

Use   min + rand(max - min + 1)   or simply   rand(min..max)

> array = [ lambda { |age| "An #{age} year old..."}, 20, 50 ]
>
> puts array[0][age returned from number_range method]

This would work:

array = [lambda { |age| "An #{age} year old..."}, 20, 50]
puts array[0][rand(array[1]..array[2])]

But this approach seems very odd to me. What are you trying to do?
Why not do it like this:


def random_age_string(range)
   "A #{rand(range)} year old"
end

puts random_age_string(20..40)


But it is rather impossible to provide useful help
unless you give us the bigger picture.


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