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Starting with this array, how many different ways can you create two arrays of every other element
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# Starting with this array, how many different ways can you create two arrays of every other element | |
array = %w(key_a value_a key_b value_b key_c value_c) | |
# 1 | |
hash = Hash[*array] | |
hash.keys | |
hash.values | |
# 2 | |
Hash[*array].to_a.transpose | |
# 3 | |
array.each_slice(2).to_a.transpose | |
# 4 | |
array.partition { |v| array.index(v).even? } | |
# 5 | |
keys = [] | |
values = [] | |
array.each_slice(2) do |key, value| | |
keys << key | |
values << value | |
end | |
# 6 | |
keys = [] | |
values = [] | |
array.each_index do |index| | |
if index.even? | |
keys << array[index] | |
else | |
values << array[index] | |
end | |
end | |
# 7 | |
keys = [] | |
values = [] | |
until array.empty? | |
keys << array.shift | |
values << array.shift | |
end | |
# 8 (pretty much the same thing as the one above) | |
collection = [Array.new, Array.new] | |
collection.map! { |a| a << array.shift } until array.empty? | |
# 9 | |
array.values_at *array.each_index.select(&:even?) | |
array.values_at *array.each_index.select(&:odd?) | |
# 10 (slightly different than the one above) | |
array.each_index.select(&:even?).map { |i| array[i] } | |
array.each_index.select(&:odd?).map { |i| array[i] } | |
# 11 | |
(0..(array.size - 1)).step(2).map { |i| array[i] } | |
(1..(array.size - 1)).step(2).map { |i| array[i] } | |
# 12 (pretty much the same thing as the one above) | |
2.times.map { |n| (n..(array.size - 1)).step(2).map { |i| array[i] } } | |
# 13 (weird, but my favorite) | |
collection = { true => [], false => [] } | |
array.each_index { |i| collection[i.even?] << array[i] } | |
collection.values |
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