Comments on: Wanted: More elegant syntax for adding associations to hashes in PHP and Ruby http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/ John Joseph Bachir's blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203246 John Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:22:17 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203246 That wasn't the part of the code I was illustrating, it's irrelevant. But here you go: (looks like my syntax highlighter inserts a lot of linebreaks when used in comments...) [ruby] @hash.merge if @condition { :newkey => 'newvalue' } else {} end # Becomes... @hash + if @condition { :newkey => 'newvalue' } else {} end [/ruby] That wasn't the part of the code I was illustrating, it's irrelevant. But here you go:

(looks like my syntax highlighter inserts a lot of linebreaks when used in comments...)

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RUBY:
  1. @hash.merge
  2.   if @condition
  3.     { :newkey => 'newvalue' }
  4.   else
  5.     {}
  6.   end
  7. # Becomes...
  8. @hash +
  9.   if @condition
  10.     { :newkey => 'newvalue' }
  11.   else
  12.     {}
  13.   end

]]> By: Matt Sayler http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203087 Matt Sayler Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:44:30 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203087 I guess if you're worried about elegant.. why use the #$%!#$% ternary operator ? I guess if you're worried about elegant.. why use the #$%!#$% ternary operator ?

]]> By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203084 John Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:38:51 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203084 Matt-- I am only adding a single element to the hash in my example, because... it's an example :) How would you rewrite the code using an if statement? Matt--

I am only adding a single element to the hash in my example, because... it's an example :)

How would you rewrite the code using an if statement?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203074 Anonymous Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:17:56 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203074 Also, why in hte world are you using array_merge to add a single element to an array, anyway? I'm missing something.. Also, why in hte world are you using array_merge to add a single element to an array, anyway?

I'm missing something..

]]> By: Matt Sayler http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203072 Matt Sayler Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:12:36 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2007/09/29/wanted-more-elegant-syntax-for-adding-associations-to-hashes-in-php-and-ruby/#comment-203072 That's why god gave us if statements. That's why god gave us if statements.

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