method

step

v2_2_9 - Show latest stable - Class: Date

step(p1, p2 = v2)

public

Iterates evaluation of the given block, which takes a date object. The limit should be a date object.

Date.new(2001).step(Date.new(2001,-1,-1)).select{|d| d.sunday?}.size
                          #=> 52

static VALUE
d_lite_step(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self)
{
    VALUE limit, step, date;

    rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "11", &limit, &step);

    if (argc < 2)
        step = INT2FIX(1);

#if 0
    if (f_zero_p(step))
        rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "step can't be 0");
#endif

    RETURN_ENUMERATOR(self, argc, argv);

    date = self;
    switch (FIX2INT(f_cmp(step, INT2FIX(0)))) {
      case -1:
        while (FIX2INT(d_lite_cmp(date, limit)) >= 0) {
            rb_yield(date);
            date = d_lite_plus(date, step);
        }
        break;
      case 0:
        while (1)
            rb_yield(date);
        break;
      case 1:
        while (FIX2INT(d_lite_cmp(date, limit)) <= 0) {
            rb_yield(date);
            date = d_lite_plus(date, step);
        }
        break;
      default:
        abort();
    }
    return self;
}

step

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