From: "John W. Long" <ng@...>
Date: 2003-09-14T11:49:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Object Model bothering me

Hi Kurt,

> Ok, so I did
>
> a = Array.new(number, [])
>
> It's really bothering me that if I do a[i] = n, all of a is now n.
>
> Is there a graceful way to get around this?

I'm not sure what you are trying to do here. Maybe you could give a more
detailed description of your problem?

If you are trying to create a new array you have a couple of options.

The default way to construct an array:
a = [1,2,3]

If you want to create an empty array that is a certain size:
a = Array.new(5) #=> [nil, nil, nil, nil, nil]

If you want to create an array that is a certain size and all the elements
have the same value:
a = Array.new(3, "pickles") #=> ["pickles", "pickles", "pickles"]

--
John Long