method

merge

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Hash

merge(p1) public

Returns a new hash containing the contents of other_hash and the contents of hsh, overwriting entries in hsh with duplicate keys with those from other_hash.

h1 = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
h2 = { "b" => 254, "c" => 300 }
h1.merge(h2)   #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>254, "c"=>300}
h1             #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>200}

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     hsh.merge(other_hash)                              -> a_hash
 *     hsh.merge(other_hash){|key, oldval, newval| block} -> a_hash
 *
 *  Returns a new hash containing the contents of <i>other_hash</i> and
 *  the contents of <i>hsh</i>, overwriting entries in <i>hsh</i> with
 *  duplicate keys with those from <i>other_hash</i>.
 *
 *     h1 = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
 *     h2 = { "b" => 254, "c" => 300 }
 *     h1.merge(h2)   #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>254, "c"=>300}
 *     h1             #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>200}
 *
 */

static VALUE
rb_hash_merge(hash1, hash2)
    VALUE hash1, hash2;
{
    return rb_hash_update(rb_obj_dup(hash1), hash2);
}

merge

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