method

field

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: CSV::Row

field(header_or_index, minimum_index = 0)

public

This method will return the field value by header or index. If a field is not found, nil is returned.

When provided, offset ensures that a header match occurs on or later than the offset index. You can use this to find duplicate headers, without resorting to hard-coding exact indices.

# File lib/csv.rb, line 285
    def field(header_or_index, minimum_index = 0)
      # locate the pair
      finder = (header_or_index.is_a?(Integer) || header_or_index.is_a?(Range)) ? :[] : :assoc
      pair   = @row[minimum_index..-1].send(finder, header_or_index)

      # return the field if we have a pair
      if pair.nil?
        nil
      else
        header_or_index.is_a?(Range) ? pair.map(&:last) : pair.last
      end
    end

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