Array

wrap(object) Link

Wraps its argument in an array unless it is already an array (or array-like).

Specifically:

If the argument is nil an empty array is returned.
Otherwise, if the argument responds to to_ary it is invoked, and its result returned.

Otherwise, returns an array with the argument as its single element.

Array.wrap(nil)       # => []
Array.wrap([1, 2, 3]) # => [1, 2, 3]
Array.wrap(0)         # => [0]

This method is similar in purpose to Kernel#Array, but there are some differences:

If the argument responds to to_ary the method is invoked. Kernel#Array moves on to try to_a if the returned value is nil, but Array.wrap returns an array with the argument as its single element right away.
If the returned value from to_ary is neither nil nor an Array object, Kernel#Array raises an exception, while Array.wrap does not, it just returns the value.
It does not call to_a on the argument, if the argument does not respond to to_ary it returns an array with the argument as its single element.

The last point is easily explained with some enumerables:

Array(foo: :bar)      # => [[:foo, :bar]]
Array.wrap(foo: :bar) # => [{:foo=>:bar}]

There's also a related idiom that uses the splat operator:

[*object]

which returns [] for nil, but calls to Array(object) otherwise.

The differences with Kernel#Array explained above apply to the rest of objects.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/wrap.rb, line 39
def self.wrap(object)
  if object.nil?
    []
  elsif object.respond_to?(:to_ary)
    object.to_ary || [object]
  else
    [object]
  end
end

deep_dup() Link

Returns a deep copy of array.

array = [1, [2, 3]]
dup   = array.deep_dup
dup[1][2] = 4

array[1][2] # => nil
dup[1][2]   # => 4

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/deep_dup.rb, line 29
def deep_dup
  map(&:deep_dup)
end

excluding(*elements) Link

Returns a copy of the Array excluding the specified elements.

["David", "Rafael", "Aaron", "Todd"].excluding("Aaron", "Todd") # => ["David", "Rafael"]
[ [ 0, 1 ], [ 1, 0 ] ].excluding([ [ 1, 0 ] ]) # => [ [ 0, 1 ] ]

Note: This is an optimization of Enumerable#excluding that uses Array#- instead of Array#reject for performance reasons.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 47
def excluding(*elements)
  self - elements.flatten(1)
end

extract!() Link

Removes and returns the elements for which the block returns a true value. If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned instead.

numbers = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
odd_numbers = numbers.extract! { |number| number.odd? } # => [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
numbers # => [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/extract.rb, line 10
def extract!
  return to_enum(:extract!) { size } unless block_given?

  extracted_elements = []

  reject! do |element|
    extracted_elements << element if yield(element)
  end

  extracted_elements
end

extract_options!() Link

Extracts options from a set of arguments. Removes and returns the last element in the array if it's a hash, otherwise returns a blank hash.

def options(*args)
  args.extract_options!
end

options(1, 2)        # => {}
options(1, 2, a: :b) # => {:a=>:b}

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/extract_options.rb, line 24
def extract_options!
  if last.is_a?(Hash) && last.extractable_options?
    pop
  else
    {}
  end
end

fifth() Link

Equal to self[4].

%w( a b c d e ).fifth # => "e"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 80
def fifth
  self[4]
end

forty_two() Link

Equal to self[41]. Also known as accessing “the reddit”.

(1..42).to_a.forty_two # => 42

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 87
def forty_two
  self[41]
end

fourth() Link

Equal to self[3].

%w( a b c d e ).fourth # => "d"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 73
def fourth
  self[3]
end

from(position) Link

Returns the tail of the array from position.

%w( a b c d ).from(0)  # => ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
%w( a b c d ).from(2)  # => ["c", "d"]
%w( a b c d ).from(10) # => []
%w().from(0)           # => []
%w( a b c d ).from(-2) # => ["c", "d"]
%w( a b c ).from(-10)  # => []

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 12
def from(position)
  self[position, length] || []
end

in_groups(number, fill_with = nil) Link

Splits or iterates over the array in number of groups, padding any remaining slots with fill_with unless it is false.

%w(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10).in_groups(3) {|group| p group}
["1", "2", "3", "4"]
["5", "6", "7", nil]
["8", "9", "10", nil]

%w(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10).in_groups(3, '&nbsp;') {|group| p group}
["1", "2", "3", "4"]
["5", "6", "7", "&nbsp;"]
["8", "9", "10", "&nbsp;"]

%w(1 2 3 4 5 6 7).in_groups(3, false) {|group| p group}
["1", "2", "3"]
["4", "5"]
["6", "7"]

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/grouping.rb, line 62
def in_groups(number, fill_with = nil)
  # size.div number gives minor group size;
  # size % number gives how many objects need extra accommodation;
  # each group hold either division or division + 1 items.
  division = size.div number
  modulo = size % number

  # create a new array avoiding dup
  groups = []
  start = 0

  number.times do |index|
    length = division + (modulo > 0 && modulo > index ? 1 : 0)
    groups << last_group = slice(start, length)
    last_group << fill_with if fill_with != false &&
      modulo > 0 && length == division
    start += length
  end

  if block_given?
    groups.each { |g| yield(g) }
  else
    groups
  end
end

in_groups_of(number, fill_with = nil) Link

Splits or iterates over the array in groups of size number, padding any remaining slots with fill_with unless it is false.

%w(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10).in_groups_of(3) {|group| p group}
["1", "2", "3"]
["4", "5", "6"]
["7", "8", "9"]
["10", nil, nil]

%w(1 2 3 4 5).in_groups_of(2, '&nbsp;') {|group| p group}
["1", "2"]
["3", "4"]
["5", "&nbsp;"]

%w(1 2 3 4 5).in_groups_of(2, false) {|group| p group}
["1", "2"]
["3", "4"]
["5"]

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/grouping.rb, line 22
def in_groups_of(number, fill_with = nil)
  if number.to_i <= 0
    raise ArgumentError,
      "Group size must be a positive integer, was #{number.inspect}"
  end

  if fill_with == false
    collection = self
  else
    # size % number gives how many extra we have;
    # subtracting from number gives how many to add;
    # modulo number ensures we don't add group of just fill.
    padding = (number - size % number) % number
    collection = dup.concat(Array.new(padding, fill_with))
  end

  if block_given?
    collection.each_slice(number) { |slice| yield(slice) }
  else
    collection.each_slice(number).to_a
  end
end

including(*elements) Link

Returns a new array that includes the passed elements.

[ 1, 2, 3 ].including(4, 5) # => [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
[ [ 0, 1 ] ].including([ [ 1, 0 ] ]) # => [ [ 0, 1 ], [ 1, 0 ] ]

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 36
def including(*elements)
  self + elements.flatten(1)
end

inquiry() Link

Wraps the array in an ArrayInquirer object, which gives a friendlier way to check its string-like contents.

pets = [:cat, :dog].inquiry

pets.cat?     # => true
pets.ferret?  # => false

pets.any?(:cat, :ferret)  # => true
pets.any?(:ferret, :alligator)  # => false

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/inquiry.rb, line 16
def inquiry
  ActiveSupport::ArrayInquirer.new(self)
end

second() Link

Equal to self[1].

%w( a b c d e ).second # => "b"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 59
def second
  self[1]
end

second_to_last() Link

Equal to self[-2].

%w( a b c d e ).second_to_last # => "d"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 101
def second_to_last
  self[-2]
end

split(value = nil) Link

Divides the array into one or more subarrays based on a delimiting value or the result of an optional block.

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5].split(3)              # => [[1, 2], [4, 5]]
(1..10).to_a.split { |i| i % 3 == 0 } # => [[1, 2], [4, 5], [7, 8], [10]]

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/grouping.rb, line 93
def split(value = nil)
  arr = dup
  result = []
  if block_given?
    while (idx = arr.index { |i| yield i })
      result << arr.shift(idx)
      arr.shift
    end
  else
    while (idx = arr.index(value))
      result << arr.shift(idx)
      arr.shift
    end
  end
  result << arr
end

third() Link

Equal to self[2].

%w( a b c d e ).third # => "c"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 66
def third
  self[2]
end

third_to_last() Link

Equal to self[-3].

%w( a b c d e ).third_to_last # => "c"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 94
def third_to_last
  self[-3]
end

to(position) Link

Returns the beginning of the array up to position.

%w( a b c d ).to(0)  # => ["a"]
%w( a b c d ).to(2)  # => ["a", "b", "c"]
%w( a b c d ).to(10) # => ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
%w().to(0)           # => []
%w( a b c d ).to(-2) # => ["a", "b", "c"]
%w( a b c ).to(-10)  # => []

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 24
def to(position)
  if position >= 0
    take position + 1
  else
    self[0..position]
  end
end

to_default_s(format = :default) Link

Alias for: to_s

to_formatted_s(format = :default) Link

Extends Array#to_s to convert a collection of elements into a comma separated id list if :db argument is given as the format.

Blog.all.to_formatted_s(:db)  # => "1,2,3"
Blog.none.to_formatted_s(:db) # => "null"
[1,2].to_formatted_s          # => "[1, 2]"

Also aliased as: to_s

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb, line 93
def to_formatted_s(format = :default)
  case format
  when :db
    if empty?
      "null"
    else
      collect(&:id).join(",")
    end
  else
    to_default_s
  end
end

to_param() Link

Calls to_param on all its elements and joins the result with slashes. This is used by url_for in Action Pack.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/to_query.rb, line 42
def to_param
  collect(&:to_param).join "/"
end

to_query(key) Link

Converts an array into a string suitable for use as a URL query string, using the given key as the param name.

['Rails', 'coding'].to_query('hobbies') # => "hobbies%5B%5D=Rails&hobbies%5B%5D=coding"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/to_query.rb, line 50
def to_query(key)
  prefix = "#{key}[]"

  if empty?
    nil.to_query(prefix)
  else
    collect { |value| value.to_query(prefix) }.join "&"
  end
end

to_s(format = :default) Link

Also aliased as: to_default_s

Alias for: to_formatted_s

to_sentence(options = {}) Link

Converts the array to a comma-separated sentence where the last element is joined by the connector word.

You can pass the following options to change the default behavior. If you pass an option key that doesn't exist in the list below, it will raise an ArgumentError.

Options

:words_connector - The sign or word used to join the elements in arrays with two or more elements (default: “, ”).
:two_words_connector - The sign or word used to join the elements in arrays with two elements (default: “ and ”).
:last_word_connector - The sign or word used to join the last element in arrays with three or more elements (default: “, and ”).
:locale - If i18n is available, you can set a locale and use the connector options defined on the 'support.array' namespace in the corresponding dictionary file.

Examples

[].to_sentence                      # => ""
['one'].to_sentence                 # => "one"
['one', 'two'].to_sentence          # => "one and two"
['one', 'two', 'three'].to_sentence # => "one, two, and three"

['one', 'two'].to_sentence(passing: 'invalid option')
# => ArgumentError: Unknown key: :passing. Valid keys are: :words_connector, :two_words_connector, :last_word_connector, :locale

['one', 'two'].to_sentence(two_words_connector: '-')
# => "one-two"

['one', 'two', 'three'].to_sentence(words_connector: ' or ', last_word_connector: ' or at least ')
# => "one or two or at least three"

Using :locale option:

# Given this locale dictionary:
#
#   es:
#     support:
#       array:
#         words_connector: " o "
#         two_words_connector: " y "
#         last_word_connector: " o al menos "

['uno', 'dos'].to_sentence(locale: :es)
# => "uno y dos"

['uno', 'dos', 'tres'].to_sentence(locale: :es)
# => "uno o dos o al menos tres"

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb, line 61
def to_sentence(options = {})
  options.assert_valid_keys(:words_connector, :two_words_connector, :last_word_connector, :locale)

  default_connectors = {
    words_connector: ", ",
    two_words_connector: " and ",
    last_word_connector: ", and "
  }
  if defined?(I18n)
    i18n_connectors = I18n.translate(:'support.array', locale: options[:locale], default: {})
    default_connectors.merge!(i18n_connectors)
  end
  options = default_connectors.merge!(options)

  case length
  when 0
    +""
  when 1
    +"#{self[0]}"
  when 2
    +"#{self[0]}#{options[:two_words_connector]}#{self[1]}"
  else
    +"#{self[0...-1].join(options[:words_connector])}#{options[:last_word_connector]}#{self[-1]}"
  end
end

to_xml(options = {}) Link

Returns a string that represents the array in XML by invoking to_xml on each element. Active Record collections delegate their representation in XML to this method.

All elements are expected to respond to to_xml, if any of them does not then an exception is raised.

The root node reflects the class name of the first element in plural if all elements belong to the same type and that's not Hash:

customer.projects.to_xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projects type="array">
  <project>
    <amount type="decimal">20000.0</amount>
    <customer-id type="integer">1567</customer-id>
    <deal-date type="date">2008-04-09</deal-date>
    ...
  </project>
  <project>
    <amount type="decimal">57230.0</amount>
    <customer-id type="integer">1567</customer-id>
    <deal-date type="date">2008-04-15</deal-date>
    ...
  </project>
</projects>

Otherwise the root element is “objects”:

[{ foo: 1, bar: 2}, { baz: 3}].to_xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<objects type="array">
  <object>
    <bar type="integer">2</bar>
    <foo type="integer">1</foo>
  </object>
  <object>
    <baz type="integer">3</baz>
  </object>
</objects>

If the collection is empty the root element is “nil-classes” by default:

[].to_xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<nil-classes type="array"/>

To ensure a meaningful root element use the :root option:

customer_with_no_projects.projects.to_xml(root: 'projects')

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<projects type="array"/>

By default name of the node for the children of root is root.singularize. You can change it with the :children option.

The options hash is passed downwards:

Message.all.to_xml(skip_types: true)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<messages>
  <message>
    <created-at>2008-03-07T09:58:18+01:00</created-at>
    <id>1</id>
    <name>1</name>
    <updated-at>2008-03-07T09:58:18+01:00</updated-at>
    <user-id>1</user-id>
  </message>
</messages>

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb, line 183
def to_xml(options = {})
  require "active_support/builder" unless defined?(Builder::XmlMarkup)

  options = options.dup
  options[:indent]  ||= 2
  options[:builder] ||= Builder::XmlMarkup.new(indent: options[:indent])
  options[:root]    ||= \
    if first.class != Hash && all? { |e| e.is_a?(first.class) }
      underscored = ActiveSupport::Inflector.underscore(first.class.name)
      ActiveSupport::Inflector.pluralize(underscored).tr("/", "_")
    else
      "objects"
    end

  builder = options[:builder]
  builder.instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)

  root = ActiveSupport::XmlMini.rename_key(options[:root].to_s, options)
  children = options.delete(:children) || root.singularize
  attributes = options[:skip_types] ? {} : { type: "array" }

  if empty?
    builder.tag!(root, attributes)
  else
    builder.tag!(root, attributes) do
      each { |value| ActiveSupport::XmlMini.to_tag(children, value, options) }
      yield builder if block_given?
    end
  end
end

without(*elements) Link

Alias for excluding.

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# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/access.rb, line 52
def without(*elements)
  excluding(*elements)
end

Class Array < Object

Class Public methods

wrap(object) Link

Instance Public methods

deep_dup() Link

excluding(*elements) Link

extract!() Link

extract_options!() Link

fifth() Link

forty_two() Link

fourth() Link

from(position) Link

in_groups(number, fill_with = nil) Link

in_groups_of(number, fill_with = nil) Link

including(*elements) Link

inquiry() Link

second() Link

second_to_last() Link

split(value = nil) Link

third() Link

third_to_last() Link

to(position) Link

to_default_s(format = :default) Link

to_formatted_s(format = :default) Link

to_param() Link

to_query(key) Link

to_s(format = :default) Link

to_sentence(options = {}) Link

Options

Examples

to_xml(options = {}) Link

without(*elements) Link