From: Tom Sawyer <transami@...>
Date: 2002-08-27T11:38:01+09:00
Subject: Re: Hybrid hash and array?

> You could always use Array#assoc...
> 
>   @choices.assoc('1')[1]  # 'Spring'
>   @choices.assoc('3')[1]  # 'Fall'
> 
oh once again, the elusive ordered hash. ;-)



On Mon, 2002-08-26 at 16:26, Hal E. Fulton wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Philip Mak" <pmak@aaanime.net>
> To: "ruby-talk ML" <ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:14 PM
> Subject: Hybrid hash and array?
> 
> 
> > When programming radio buttons on a website, I find myself using this
> > sort of construct a lot:
> > 
> >     @choices = [
> >         ['1', 'Spring'],
> >         ['2', 'Summer'],
> >         ['3', 'Fall']
> >     ]
> > 
> >     @table = {}
> >     @choices.each do |key, value|
> >         @table[key] = value
> >     end
> > 
> > The data structure I really want is like a hash, except that it
> > maintains its key/value pairs in the order that I defined them.
> 
> 
> Hal
> 
> 
> 
-- 
~transami