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detect

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 1 note - Class: Enumerable

detect(...) public

Passes each entry in enum to block. Returns the first for which block is not false. If no object matches, calls ifnone and returns its result when it is specified, or returns nil

(1..10).detect  {|i| i % 5 == 0 and i % 7 == 0 }   #=> nil
(1..100).detect {|i| i % 5 == 0 and i % 7 == 0 }   #=> 35

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     enum.detect(ifnone = nil) {| obj | block }  => obj or nil
 *     enum.find(ifnone = nil)   {| obj | block }  => obj or nil
 *
 *  Passes each entry in <i>enum</i> to <em>block</em>. Returns the
 *  first for which <em>block</em> is not <code>false</code>.  If no
 *  object matches, calls <i>ifnone</i> and returns its result when it
 *  is specified, or returns <code>nil</code>
 *
 *     (1..10).detect  {|i| i % 5 == 0 and i % 7 == 0 }   #=> nil
 *     (1..100).detect {|i| i % 5 == 0 and i % 7 == 0 }   #=> 35
 *
 */

static VALUE
enum_find(argc, argv, obj)
    int argc;
    VALUE* argv;
    VALUE obj;
{
    VALUE memo = Qundef;
    VALUE if_none;

    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &if_none);
    RETURN_ENUMERATOR(obj, argc, argv);
    rb_iterate(rb_each, obj, find_i, (VALUE)&memo);
    if (memo != Qundef) {
        return memo;
    }
    if (!NIL_P(if_none)) {
        return rb_funcall(if_none, rb_intern("call"), 0, 0);
    }
    return Qnil;
}

August 15, 2008

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Optional Argument for detect/find [Not Documented]

detect/find’s optional argument lets you specify a proc or lambda whose return value will be the result in cases where no object in the collection matches the criteria.

classic_rock_bands = ["AC/DC", "Black Sabbath","Queen", "Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes","Scorpions", "Van Halen"]
default_band = Proc.new {"ABBA"}
classic_rock_bands.find(default_band) {|band| band > "Van Halen"}
=> "ABBA"

random_band = lambda do
  fallback_bands = ["Britney Spears", "Christina Aguilera", "Ashlee Simpson"]
  fallback_bands[rand(fallback_bands.size)]
end
classic_rock_bands.find(random_band) {|band| band > "Van Halen"}
=> "Britney Spears"

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Optional Argument for detect/find [Not Documented]