Creating Arrays Through a Loop

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I was wondering if it was possible to create a series of arrays through
a loop. This doesn't work (I think):

for num in 1..10
  array_num = Array.new
end

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Well, it *does* work - only you loose references to a newly created
Array immediately. You can try some of these variants:

arrs =
10.times { arrs << Array.new }

arrs = Array.new(10) { Array.new }
arrs = (1..10).map { Array.new }

Cheers

robert

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2010/2/1 Squawk Boxed <vikramjam@yahoo.com>:

I was wondering if it was possible to create a series of arrays through
a loop. This doesn't work (I think):

for num in 1..10
array_num = Array.new
end

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remember.guy do |as, often| as.you_can - without end
http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/

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Squawk Boxed wrote:

I was wondering if it was possible to create a series of arrays through
a loop. This doesn't work (I think):

for num in 1..10
  array_num = Array.new
end

Of course that doesn't work. You're setting the same variable
(array_num) each time. What you should do is use an array of arrays:

array_of_arrays = Array.new(10) {Array.new}

Best,

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Squawk Boxed wrote:

I was wondering if it was possible to create a series of arrays through
a loop. This doesn't work (I think):

for num in 1..10
  array_num = Array.new
end

It works fine, but it will always assign the new array to the same
variable.

One idea is to create an array, and then add arrays as elements.

main_array = Array.new
(1..10).times { main_array << Array.new }

This may do what you want, but there may also be a more Ruby-ish way,
depending on why you need those arrays.

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Either use (1..10).each or use 10.times - but (1..10).times won't work:

irb(main):002:0> (1..10).times {|*a| p a}
NoMethodError: undefined method `times' for 1..10:Range
        from (irb):2
        from /opt/bin/irb19:12:in `<main>'

Cheers

robert

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2010/2/1 Aldric Giacomoni <aldric@trevoke.net>:

Squawk Boxed wrote:

I was wondering if it was possible to create a series of arrays through
a loop. This doesn't work (I think):

for num in 1..10
array_num = Array.new
end

It works fine, but it will always assign the new array to the same
variable.

One idea is to create an array, and then add arrays as elements.

main_array = Array.new
(1..10).times { main_array << Array.new }

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http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/

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Robert Klemme wrote:

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2010/2/1 Aldric Giacomoni <aldric@trevoke.net>:

One idea is to create an array, and then add arrays as elements.

main_array = Array.new
(1..10).times { main_array << Array.new }

Either use (1..10).each or use 10.times - but (1..10).times won't work:

Whoops! That's what I get for crossing two thoughts.

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