Loop improvement

ruby-talk
1

Hi all, I have this code:

class Test
     def testA
         home_squad = home.squad.to_a

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###########################################
         # Could improve this?
         ###########################################
         for i in 0...11
             home.tactic.set_player(i, home_squad[i][0])
         end
     end
end

class Tactic
     def set_player(counter_id, player_id)
  @counters[counter_id].player_id = player_id
     end
end

Having that home.squad is a Hash object, and @counters an Array,
is there an easy way to do what I'm trying to do?

In loop for of testA method I want to change the player_id attribute of
objects contained in @counters array. Could I define an iterator to simplify
the sentence?

2

Here's one thought:

class Test
     def testA
         home_squad = home.squad.to_a
         home_squad.each_with_index do |squad, i|
             home.tactic.set_player(i, squad.first)
         end
     end
end

class Tactic
     def set_player(counter_id, player_id)
     @counters[counter_id].player_id = player_id
     end
end

Another idea it to expose the @counters from Tactic:

class Test
     def testA
         home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| e.first }
         home.tactic.counters.each { |c| c.player_id = home_squad.shift }
     end
end

class Tactic
     attr_reader :counters
end

Or, you could delegate the iteration:

class Test
     def testA
         home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| e.first }
         home.tactic.players { |c| c.player_id = home_squad.shift }
     end
end

class Tactic
     def players( &block )
         @counters.each(&block)
     end
end

Hope that gives you some new ideas.

James Edward Gray II

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On Aug 17, 2005, at 9:41 AM, EdUarDo wrote:

Hi all, I have this code:

class Test
    def testA
        home_squad = home.squad.to_a
        ###########################################
        # Could improve this?
        ###########################################
        for i in 0...11
            home.tactic.set_player(i, home_squad[i][0])
        end
    end
end

class Tactic
    def set_player(counter_id, player_id)
    @counters[counter_id].player_id = player_id
    end
end

Having that home.squad is a Hash object, and @counters an Array,
is there an easy way to do what I'm trying to do?

In loop for of testA method I want to change the player_id attribute of
objects contained in @counters array. Could I define an iterator to simplify
the sentence?

3

James Edward Gray II wrote:

Hope that gives you some new ideas.

All are good ideas. Sometimes I need to cry because of my rigid brain :(,
well, I think I need more experience with Ruby.

4

        home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| e.first }

Which is the e's class?

5

You could ask ruby for an answer:

        home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| p e.class; e.first }

should give you the answer (multiple times even :wink:

regards,

Brian

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On 17/08/05, EdUarDo <eduardo.yanezNOSPAM@nospamgmail.com> wrote:

> home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| e.first }

Which is the e's class?

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6

Whatever the class of home_squad[n] is. map() just walks the Array, replacing the elements.

It looked like an Array to me, by the way you were using it.

James Edward Gray II

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On Aug 17, 2005, at 10:11 AM, EdUarDo wrote:

        home_squad = home.squad.to_a.map { |e| e.first }

Which is the e's class?