Extracting sub elements in array

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Is there a fast way to return a subsection of an array object as there
is the minor function for a Matrix?

For example
testArray = [[1,2,3,4,5],
              [7,8,9,10,11]]

How can the elements [[4,5],[10,11]] be extracted?

Thanks,

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testArray.map {|x| x[-2..-1]}

I don't know if it is "fast", but it was certainly quick to write :wink:

Blessings,
TwP

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On 2/13/07, WKC CCC <wai-kee.chung@uk.bnpparibas.com> wrote:

Is there a fast way to return a subsection of an array object as there
is the minor function for a Matrix?

For example
testArray = [[1,2,3,4,5],
              [7,8,9,10,11]]

How can the elements [[4,5],[10,11]] be extracted?

Thanks,

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Use the built-in matrix class:

  require 'matrix'

  m = Matrix.rows (1..5).to_a, (7..11).to_a

  # extract the subsection at rows 0..1 and cols 3..4
  m.minor(0..1, 3..4) #=> Matrix[[4, 5], [10, 11]]

See the matrix documentation for additional documentation:
  
  http://ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/matrix/rdoc/index.html

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* WKC CCC (wai-kee.chung@uk.bnpparibas.com) wrote:

Is there a fast way to return a subsection of an array object as there
is the minor function for a Matrix?

For example
testArray = [[1,2,3,4,5],
              [7,8,9,10,11]]

How can the elements [[4,5],[10,11]] be extracted?

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Thanks,

I've created the following function as an extention to class Array:

  def Section(startRow,nRows,startCol,nCols)
    part = self[startRow..startRow+nRows-1]
    part = part.map{|x| x[startCol..startCol + nCols-1]}
    return part
  end

testArray=[[1,2,3,4,5],
           [6,7,8,9,10],
           [11,12,13,14],
           [15,16,17,18]]

calling testArray.Section(2,2,2,2)

will return [[13,14],[17,18]]

which is essentially what the minor function but on an Array

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def section( rows, cols )
  self.slice(rows).map! {|c| c.slice(cols)}
end

testArray = [
  [1,2,3,4,5],
  [6,7,8,9,10],
  [11,12,13,14,15],
  [16,17,18,19,20]
]

testArray.section( 2...4, 2...4 )

[[13, 14],
[18, 19]]

Blessings,
TwP

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On 2/13/07, WKC CCC <wai-kee.chung@uk.bnpparibas.com> wrote:

Thanks,

I've created the following function as an extention to class Array:

  def Section(startRow,nRows,startCol,nCols)
    part = self[startRow..startRow+nRows-1]
    part = part.map{|x| x[startCol..startCol + nCols-1]}
    return part
  end

testArray=[[1,2,3,4,5],
           [6,7,8,9,10],
           [11,12,13,14],
           [15,16,17,18]]

calling testArray.Section(2,2,2,2)

will return [[13,14],[17,18]]