method

unshift

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: Array

unshift(*args)

public

Prepends objects to the front of self, moving other elements upwards. See also Array#shift for the opposite effect.

a = [ "b", "c", "d" ]
a.unshift("a")   #=> ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
a.unshift(1, 2)  #=> [ 1, 2, "a", "b", "c", "d"]

static VALUE
rb_ary_unshift_m(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE ary)
{
    long len = RARRAY_LEN(ary);
    VALUE target_ary;

    if (argc == 0) {
        rb_ary_modify_check(ary);
        return ary;
    }

    target_ary = ary_ensure_room_for_unshift(ary, argc);
    ary_memcpy0(ary, 0, argc, argv, target_ary);
    ARY_SET_LEN(ary, len + argc);
    return ary;
}

unshift

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