Hi, values_at method does not do the same as it returns a array and hence we cannot restore the values in a hash for later purposes BTW values_at can be used as a.values_at(:a, :b)
Regards, NAYAK On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 11:51 PM, Sean McGilvray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > How does the values_at method work? > > > Sean McGilvray & Sarena Byers > Executive Director > Identity Theft Specialist > Pre-Paid Legal Service's, Inc. NYSE:PPD > Phone: 760-486-1019 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.transferhome.net > > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Frederick Cheung < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Nov 26, 5:32 pm, NAYAK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi Sean, >> > >> > By default, you can use the hash either use the whole Hash or value of >> one >> > key at a time to store and retrieve in another Hash >> > But you can add this to your class to open HashWithIndifferentAccess and >> add >> > "values" method for you >> >> Why add that method when there's already a values_at method that does >> exactly that ? >> >> Fred >> >> > >> > class HashWithIndifferentAccess >> > def values(*indices) >> > hash = {} >> > indices.each {|i| hash[i] = self[i]} >> > p hash >> > hash >> > end >> > end >> > >> > #Example >> > a = {} >> > a[:a] = 1 >> > a[:b] = 2 >> > a[:c] = 3 >> > a[:d] = 4 >> > a[:e] = 5 >> > >> > b = a.values(:a, :b)#{:a=>1, :b=>2} >> > Please let me know if you have a doubts using the same >> > >> > Regards, >> > NAYAK<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > >> > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:44 PM, Sean McGilvray <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Can I go session[:prospect] = params >> > > [:first_name, :last_name, :email, :phone_number] >> > >> > > Will this put them all in one session and allow me to pull them from >> > > that session later? >> > >> > > On Nov 26, 8:11 am, "James Englert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > Try >> > >> > > > session[:firstname] = firstname; >> > >> > > > Hope that helps. >> > >> > > >http://www.jim-rants.com/coding-blog/ >> > >> > > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Sean McGilvray < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > >wrote: >> > >> > > > > Hello everyone I am new to RoR and I was wanting to know how to >> pass >> > > > > form information (first_name, last_name, phone_number, and email) >> to a >> > > > > session so that I can use them in another form later? >> > >> > > > > Thank you >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
