delete in Array (if exist) and count

[Josselin]

I am trying to delete an element from an array if it exists and count
the number of item afterwards

I wrote

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
anArray.size
=> 9
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact
=> [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact.size
=> 8


is ther a better way to do it... it it's enough ? (learning always how
to write better code..)

thanks

joss

 

[Tim Hunter]

I am trying to delete an element from an array if it exists and count
the number of item afterwards

How about using Array#delete_if?

 

[Todd Benson]

I am trying to delete an element from an array if it exists and count
the number of item afterwards

I wrote

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
anArray.size
=> 9
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact
=> [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact.size
=> 8


is ther a better way to do it... it it's enough ? (learning always how
to write better code..)

Array#delete works also with no need for a block (i.e. you're only
checking for equality)

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
p anArray.delete(4)
p anArray.size

 

[Josselin]

I am trying to delete an element from an array if it exists and count
the number of item afterwards

I wrote

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
anArray.size
=> 9
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact
=> [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact.size
=> 8


is ther a better way to do it... it it's enough ? (learning always how
to write better code..)

Array#delete works also with no need for a block (i.e. you're only
checking for equality)

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
p anArray.delete(4)
p anArray.size

I checked
anArray.delete(0)
=> nil
then
anArray.delete(0).size
NoMethodError: undefined method `size' for nil:NilClass

as I tried to write it in one line....

thanks

joss

 

[Josselin]

How about using Array#delete_if?

that's exact§ly what I want... I read the API doc, I look into the
delete.. but why I stop before the delete_if ?????
thanks a lot ..

Joss

 

[Todd Benson]

I am trying to delete an element from an array if it exists and count
the number of item afterwards

I wrote

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
anArray.size
=> 9
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact
=> [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
anArray.map {|e| e if e != 4}.compact.size
=> 8


is ther a better way to do it... it it's enough ? (learning always how
to write better code..)

Array#delete works also with no need for a block (i.e. you're only
checking for equality)

anArray = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
p anArray.delete(4)
p anArray.size

I checked
anArray.delete(0)
=> nil
then
anArray.delete(0).size
NoMethodError: undefined method `size' for nil:NilClass

as I tried to write it in one line....

thanks

joss

That's because Array#delete returns the deletion, not the Array
itself, so, if it has to be on one line, then:

(anArray.delete(4); a).size

or

anArray.delete_if {|i| i == 4}.size

or I prefer

anArray.reject! {|i| i == 4}.size

#delete, #delete_if, and #reject! all change the array while #reject does not