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rassoc

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Array

rassoc(p1) public

Searches through the array whose elements are also arrays. Compares key with the second element of each contained array using ==. Returns the first contained array that matches. See also Array#assoc.

   a = [ [ 1, "one"], [2, "two"], [3, "three"], ["ii", "two"] ]
   a.rassoc("two")    #=> [2, "two"]
   a.rassoc("four")   #=> nil

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     array.rassoc(key) -> an_array or nil
 *  
 *  Searches through the array whose elements are also arrays. Compares
 *  <em>key</em> with the second element of each contained array using
 *  <code>==</code>. Returns the first contained array that matches. See
 *  also <code>Array#assoc</code>.
 *     
 *     a = [ [ 1, "one"], [2, "two"], [3, "three"], ["ii", "two"] ]
 *     a.rassoc("two")    #=> [2, "two"]
 *     a.rassoc("four")   #=> nil
 */

VALUE
rb_ary_rassoc(ary, value)
    VALUE ary, value;
{
    long i;
    VALUE v;

    for (i = 0; i < RARRAY(ary)->len; ++i) {
        v = RARRAY(ary)->ptr[i];
        if (TYPE(v) == T_ARRAY &&
            RARRAY(v)->len > 1 &&
            rb_equal(RARRAY(v)->ptr[1], value))
            return v;
    }
    return Qnil;
}

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