merge(p1)
public
Returns a new hash containing the contents of other_hash and the contents of hsh. If no block is specified, the value for entries with duplicate keys will be that of other_hash. Otherwise the value for each duplicate key is determined by calling the block with the key, its value in hsh and its value in other_hash.
h1 = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 } h2 = { "b" => 254, "c" => 300 } h1.merge(h2) #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>254, "c"=>300} h1.merge(h2){|key, oldval, newval| newval - oldval} #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>54, "c"=>300} h1 #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>200}