Implements a hash where keys :foo and "foo" are considered to be the same.
rgb = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
rgb[:black] = '#000000'
rgb[:black] # => '#000000'
rgb['black'] # => '#000000'
rgb['white'] = '#FFFFFF'
rgb[:white] # => '#FFFFFF'
rgb['white'] # => '#FFFFFF'
Internally symbols are mapped to strings when used as keys in the entire writing interface (calling []=, merge, etc). This mapping belongs to the public interface. For example, given:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(a: 1)
You are guaranteed that the key is returned as a string:
hash.keys # => ["a"]
Technically other types of keys are accepted:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(a: 1)
hash[0] = 0
hash # => {"a"=>1, 0=>0}
but this class is intended for use cases where strings or symbols are the expected keys and it is convenient to understand both as the same. For example the params hash in Ruby on Rails.
Note that core extensions define Hash#with_indifferent_access:
rgb = { black: '#000000', white: '#FFFFFF' }.with_indifferent_access
which may be handy.
To access this class outside of Rails, require the core extension with:
require "active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access"
which will, in turn, require this file.
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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 67 def initialize(constructor = {}) if constructor.respond_to?(:to_hash) super() update(constructor) hash = constructor.to_hash self.default = hash.default if hash.default self.default_proc = hash.default_proc if hash.default_proc else super(constructor) end end
Same as Hash#[] where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:
counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = 1
counters['foo'] # => 1
counters[:foo] # => 1
counters[:zoo] # => nil
Assigns a new value to the hash:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash[:key] = 'value'
This value can be later fetched using either :key or 'key'.
Same as Hash#assoc where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:
counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = 1
counters.assoc('foo') # => ["foo", 1]
counters.assoc(:foo) # => ["foo", 1]
counters.assoc(:zoo) # => nil
Same as Hash#default where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(1)
hash.default # => 1
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new { |hash, key| key }
hash.default # => nil
hash.default('foo') # => 'foo'
hash.default(:foo) # => 'foo'
Removes the specified key from the hash.
Same as Hash#dig where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:
counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = { bar: 1 }
counters.dig('foo', 'bar') # => 1
counters.dig(:foo, :bar) # => 1
counters.dig(:zoo) # => nil
Returns a shallow copy of the hash.
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new({ a: { b: 'b' } })
dup = hash.dup
dup[:a][:c] = 'c'
hash[:a][:c] # => "c"
dup[:a][:c] # => "c"
Returns true so that Array#extract_options! finds members of this class.
Same as Hash#fetch where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:
counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = 1
counters.fetch('foo') # => 1
counters.fetch(:bar, 0) # => 0
counters.fetch(:bar) { |key| 0 } # => 0
counters.fetch(:zoo) # => KeyError: key not found: "zoo"
Returns an array of the values at the specified indices, but also raises an exception when one of the keys can't be found.
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash[:a] = 'x'
hash[:b] = 'y'
hash.fetch_values('a', 'b') # => ["x", "y"]
hash.fetch_values('a', 'c') { |key| 'z' } # => ["x", "z"]
hash.fetch_values('a', 'c') # => KeyError: key not found: "c"
Checks the hash for a key matching the argument passed in:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash['key'] = 'value'
hash.key?(:key) # => true
hash.key?('key') # => true
This method has the same semantics of update, except it does not modify the receiver but rather returns a new hash with indifferent access with the result of the merge.
Replaces the contents of this hash with other_hash.
h = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
h.replace({ "c" => 300, "d" => 400 }) # => {"c"=>300, "d"=>400}
Like merge but the other way around: Merges the receiver into the argument and returns a new hash with indifferent access as result:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash['a'] = nil
hash.reverse_merge(a: 0, b: 1) # => {"a"=>nil, "b"=>1}
Same semantics as reverse_merge but modifies the receiver in-place.
Convert to a regular hash with string keys.
Updates the receiver in-place, merging in the hash passed as argument:
hash_1 = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash_1[:key] = 'value'
hash_2 = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash_2[:key] = 'New Value!'
hash_1.update(hash_2) # => {"key"=>"New Value!"}
The argument can be either an ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess or a regular Hash. In either case the merge respects the semantics of indifferent access.
If the argument is a regular hash with keys :key and +“key”+ only one of the values end up in the receiver, but which one is unspecified.
When given a block, the value for duplicated keys will be determined by the result of invoking the block with the duplicated key, the value in the receiver, and the value in other_hash. The rules for duplicated keys follow the semantics of indifferent access:
hash_1[:key] = 10
hash_2['key'] = 12
hash_1.update(hash_2) { |key, old, new| old + new } # => {"key"=>22}
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 124 def update(other_hash) if other_hash.is_a? HashWithIndifferentAccess super(other_hash) else other_hash.to_hash.each_pair do |key, value| if block_given? && key?(key) value = yield(convert_key(key), self[key], value) end regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value)) end self end end
Returns an array of the values at the specified indices:
hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash[:a] = 'x'
hash[:b] = 'y'
hash.values_at('a', 'b') # => ["x", "y"]
# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 370 def convert_value(value, options = {}) # :doc: if value.is_a? Hash if options[:for] == :to_hash value.to_hash else value.nested_under_indifferent_access end elsif value.is_a?(Array) if options[:for] != :assignment || value.frozen? value = value.dup end value.map! { |e| convert_value(e, options) } else value end end