The `*` operator as used in Ruby. So called because it looks like an insect that's splatted on a windscreen.
The * operator as used in Ruby. So called because it looks like an insect that's splatted on a windscreen.
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How do I return the first string from a list or a string itself if it was passed instead of a list?
Ruby example of the mapping function I want:
["qwe", ["asd", "zxc"]].map{ |i| [*i][0] } => ["qwe", "asd"]
def f array_or_string
[*array_or_string].first
end
["qwe", ["asd", "zxc"]].map &method(:f) => ["qwe", "asd"]
f ["qwe", "zxc"] …
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