How to map with index in Ruby?

Question

What is the easiest way to convert

[x1, x2, x3, ... , xN]

to

[[x1, 2], [x2, 3], [x3, 4], ... , [xN, N+1]]

Answer 1

Here are two more options for 1.8.6 (or 1.9) without using enumerator:

# Fun with functional
arr = ('a'..'g').to_a
arr.zip( (2..(arr.length+2)).to_a )
#=> [["a", 2], ["b", 3], ["c", 4], ["d", 5], ["e", 6], ["f", 7], ["g", 8]]

# The simplest
n = 1
arr.map{ |c| [c, n+=1 ] }
#=> [["a", 2], ["b", 3], ["c", 4], ["d", 5], ["e", 6], ["f", 7], ["g", 8]]