From: Xavier <NOSPAM@...>
Date: 2004-04-19T05:34:09+09:00
Subject: Re: add elment on the first index of an array

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 22:21:42 +0200, Dirk Einecke wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> I have an array. Now I will add a element on the first index. I do this 
> like this:
> 
> $a_foo = Array.new
> $a_foo = $bar.split('/')
> $a_foo = $a_foo.reverse
> $a_foo << 'something'
> $a_foo = $a_foo.reverse
> 
> Is there a shorter way to do this?
> 
> greetings
> Dirk Einecke

Use unshift
e.g.
irb(main):001:0> [1,2,3].unshift(0)
=> [0, 1, 2, 3]


Hth