how to access this info_config[:hash][key]

Question

i have a file info.yml that has info like this

"email1@gmail.com":
      ame: "Paul"
      from: "VISA-PG-Credit Card Acquittal-"
      project: "001-Admin"
      entity: "01-HTW (Los Angeles)"

"email2@gmail.com"
     name: "Bill"
     from: "VISA-PG-Company"
     project: "005-Admin"
     entity: "01-HTW (Panama)"

Now I am trying to access this info from console. When i try this

>>INFO_CONFIG[:"email1@gmail.com"]["project"]

it gives me correct result as "001-Admin" But if i try this as

>>sender = "email1@gmail.com"

>>INFO_CONFIG[:sender]["project"]

It gives me following error:

NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass

What is wrong with my syntax?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '14 at 13:28

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You should probably use to_sym like this:

INFO_CONFIG[sender.to_sym]["project"]

It seems to do what you want:

"email1@gmail.com".to_sym #=> :"email1@gmail.com"

answered Jul 23 '14 at 13:28

Mischa

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score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 23 '14 at 13:22

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You pass in the symbol :sender as the array key, but you want the email address (as a string) as the key:

sender = "email1@gmail.com"
INFO_CONFIG[sender]['project']

answered Jul 23 '14 at 13:22

zwippie

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He doesn't want the email address as a string. He wants it as a symbol. – Mischa Jul 23 '14 at 13:31

how to access this info_config[:hash][key]

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