Map By Method

Get Version 0.8.1

`["1","2","3"]. map_by_to_i => [1,2,3]`

gem install map_by_method

> a = ["1", "2", "3"]
> a.map_by_to_i
=> [1, 2, 3]

Can be used with ActiveRecord associations (since 0.7.0)

> company = Company.find_by_name "Dr Nic Academy" 
> company.employees.count
=> 1
> company.employees.map_by_name
=> ["Dr Nic"]

Why use this?

I think its much easier to type and read than its two equivalents:

> company.employees.map { |employee| employee.name }
or
> company.employees.map &:name

http://drnicwilliams.com – for future announcements and other stories and things.

Discussion about the Map by Methods is on the Dr Nic Utilities forum:

This code is free to use under the terms of the MIT licence.

Comments are welcome. Send an email to Dr Nic Williams via the forum

Dr Nic, 11th August 2007
Theme extended from Paul Battley