Retrieve values in hash in hash

Question

I have a hash like this:

$login_form = {
    $username => {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'uname'},
    $password => {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'pass'}
}

How can i retrieve $password's web element type and web element with the simplest way?

I would suggest you to go read some intro on ruby syntax. Ruby differs from PHP. One can not simply expect the syntax of one language will be applied everywhere. — Aleksei Matiushkin, Jan 25 '17 at 13:10

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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Global variables ?

Are you sure you need global variables?

Right now, the keys in your hash aren't string, symbol or integers, but the object referenced by the variables $username and $password. Those variables are global, and are accessible from everywhere in your code. This doesn't seem to be a good idea for a variable called password.

If those variables aren't initialized, they both are nil, so your login_form is actually :

{nil=>{:web_element_type=>:id, :web_element=>"pass"}}

The values for $username have been overwritten by $password.

If you're sure that login_form should be a global variable :

$login_form = {
    username: {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'uname'},
    password: {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'pass'}
}

p $login_form[:password].values_at(:web_element_type,  :web_element)
#=> [:id, "pass"]
type, element = $login_form[:password].values_at(:web_element_type,  :web_element)
p type
#=> :id
p element
#=> "pass"

If not, you could use @login_form or just login_form.

If you're still confused, you could look at this.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:24

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answered Jan 25 '17 at 12:57

Eric Duminil

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I tried it but it didn't solve. E.g: If i retrieve $username's value, it even retrieving to $password's values. – buurkeey Jan 25 '17 at 13:01
See update about global variables. – Eric Duminil Jan 25 '17 at 13:04
“You need to first get the value for `$password`, which is a Hash.`—this is wrong, please remove. – Aleksei Matiushkin Jan 25 '17 at 13:08
That is just a collection of web elements and i need them reachable. I tried your suggestion but it didn't work:( – buurkeey Jan 25 '17 at 13:08
@mudasobwa: I don't think it's wrong : `$password` is a (weird) key in this case, and it has an associated value in `$login_form` hash. – Eric Duminil Jan 25 '17 at 13:11
@mudasobwa: It isn't wrong if `$username` and `$password` are initialized, it's just really weird. Still, I removed it to avoid adding confusion. – Eric Duminil Jan 25 '17 at 13:13
@EricDuminil Sorry, I ran into troubles parsing php syntax with ruby parser :) It’s not wrong, it should work if all global variables, used as keys, were previously set. – Aleksei Matiushkin Jan 25 '17 at 13:13

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 25 '17 at 13:31

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This solution can help you and ready Hash

define hash like this way

$login_form = {
  :username => {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'uname'},
  :password => {web_element_type: :id, web_element: 'pass'}
}

you can retrieve password like this way

$login_form[:password]

If you have any question please me know.

answered Jan 25 '17 at 13:31

Sonu Singh

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I have a question : why did you post this answer, when the exact same content has been posted half an hour before? – Eric Duminil Jan 25 '17 at 13:44

Retrieve values in hash in hash

2 Answers2

Global variables ?