Ranges
Range is another great class. Ranges represent intervals of numbers. On the next page is just a quick glance at some of the methods ranges have.
# This is your range literal. |
letters = 'a'..'c' |
# Convert range to array. |
puts(['a','b','c'] == letters.to_a) |
# Iterate over a range: |
('A'..'Z').each do |letter| |
print letter |
end |
puts |
god_bless_the_70s = 1970..1979 |
puts god_bless_the_70s.min |
puts god_bless_the_70s.max |
puts(god_bless_the_70s.include?(1979 )) |
puts(god_bless_the_70s.include?(1980 )) |
puts(god_bless_the_70s.include?(1974.5)) |
true |
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ |
1970 |
1979 |
true |
false |
true |
Do you really need ranges? No, not really. It’s the same with hashes and times, I suppose. You can program fairly well without them (and most languages ...
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