Find value in an array

Question

In Ruby, how can I find a value in an array?

Answer 1

Like this?

a = [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ]
a[2] +  a[0] + a[1]    #=> "cab"
a[6]                   #=> nil
a[1, 2]                #=> [ "b", "c" ]
a[1..3]                #=> [ "b", "c", "d" ]
a[4..7]                #=> [ "e" ]
a[6..10]               #=> nil
a[-3, 3]               #=> [ "c", "d", "e" ]
# special cases
a[5]                   #=> nil
a[5, 1]                #=> []
a[5..10]               #=> []

or like this?

a = [ "a", "b", "c" ]
a.index("b")   #=> 1
a.index("z")   #=> nil

See the manual.