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What is array.fetch() in Ruby?
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Overview
array.fetch() or fetch() is a Ruby function that is used to find and return an element based on the index passed to the fetch() function or method.
Syntax
array.fetch([n])
Parameters
n: This is the index of the element to fetch.
Return value
The element with the index position specified is returned.
Code
Example 1
In the example below, we create arrays and use the fetch() method to find and return some of their elements.
# create arrays
array1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
array2 = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]
array3 = ["Python", "Ruby", "Java"]
array4 = [true, false, nil, 0, 1]
# fetch some elements of arrays above
a = array1.fetch(0)
b = array2.fetch(4)
c = array3.fetch(1)
d = array4.fetch(3)
# print values returned
puts "#{a}"
puts "#{b}"
puts "#{c}"
puts "#{d}"Example 2
Passing a negative index position means that counting starts from -1 and this is the last element in the array.
See the example below:
# create an array
array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# use the fetch() method
a = array.fetch(-2) # fetch second element from the last
b = array.fetch(200) # index out of bound
# print value of element
puts "#{a}"
puts "#{b}"Note that fetching an array by an index that is out of bounds results in an error.
Example 3
See the example code below:
# create an array
array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# use the fetch() method
a= array.fetch(200) # index out of bound
# print value of element
puts "#{a}" # throws an errorRELATED TAGS
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