Using each_with_object or inject with a hash object

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Hello,

I'm trying to use each_with_object with a hash initialized using the
Hash.new syntax with an implicit block.
I'm expecting an empty array to be initialized whenever I attempt to access
a new key but my results are a bit different. I looked at the Enumerable
documentation but could not find an answer.

It'll be great if someone can shed some light on what is going on.

Here's the code:

ary = Array.new(10) { [rand(100), rand(100)] }
memo = Hash.new { Array.new }

ary.inject(memo) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] << j; hsh }

{}

ary.each_with_object(memo) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] << j }

{}

ary.inject({}) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j ; hsh }

{k: [v1, v2]}

ary.each_with_object({}) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j }

{k: [v1, v2]}

Thanks,
Adi

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Hash.new { ¦h, k¦ h[k] = }

This might help: Abusing Hash Constructors. Hash constructors are one of those… | by Brandon Weaver | Medium

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On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 1:03 PM adithya pentela <adithya.pentela@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

I'm trying to use each_with_object with a hash initialized using the
Hash.new syntax with an implicit block.
I'm expecting an empty array to be initialized whenever I attempt to
access a new key but my results are a bit different. I looked at the
Enumerable documentation but could not find an answer.

It'll be great if someone can shed some light on what is going on.

Here's the code:

ary = Array.new(10) { [rand(100), rand(100)] }
memo = Hash.new { Array.new }

ary.inject(memo) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] << j; hsh }

>> {}

ary.each_with_object(memo) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] << j }

>> {}

ary.inject({}) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j ; hsh }

>> {k: [v1, v2]}

ary.each_with_object({}) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j }
>> {k: [v1, v2]}

Thanks,
Adi

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Thanks. It makes sense. I should have looked at Hash.new documentation.

The block is yielded but the value is never assigned to the key.
{ Array.new } Vs {|h,k| h[k] = Array.new }

- Adi

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On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:11 PM Brandon Weaver <keystonelemur@gmail.com> wrote:

Hash.new { ¦h, k¦ h[k] = }

This might help: Abusing Hash Constructors. Hash constructors are one of those… | by Brandon Weaver | Medium

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 1:03 PM adithya pentela <adithya.pentela@gmail.com> > wrote:

Hello,

I'm trying to use each_with_object with a hash initialized using the
Hash.new syntax with an implicit block.
I'm expecting an empty array to be initialized whenever I attempt to
access a new key but my results are a bit different. I looked at the
Enumerable documentation but could not find an answer.

It'll be great if someone can shed some light on what is going on.

Here's the code:

ary = Array.new(10) { [rand(100), rand(100)] }
memo = Hash.new { Array.new }

ary.inject(memo) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] << j; hsh }

>> {}

ary.each_with_object(memo) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] << j }

>> {}

ary.inject({}) { |hsh,(i,j)| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j ; hsh }

>> {k: [v1, v2]}

ary.each_with_object({}) { |(i,j),hsh| hsh[i] ||= ; hsh[i] << j }
>> {k: [v1, v2]}

Thanks,
Adi

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