method

replace

v1_8_7_72 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: Array

replace(p1) public

Replaces the contents of self with the contents of other_array, truncating or expanding if necessary.

   a = [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ]
   a.replace([ "x", "y", "z" ])   #=> ["x", "y", "z"]
   a                              #=> ["x", "y", "z"]

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/*
 *  call-seq:
 *     array.replace(other_array)  -> array
 *  
 *  Replaces the contents of <i>self</i> with the contents of
 *  <i>other_array</i>, truncating or expanding if necessary.
 *     
 *     a = [ "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" ]
 *     a.replace([ "x", "y", "z" ])   #=> ["x", "y", "z"]
 *     a                              #=> ["x", "y", "z"]
 */

static VALUE
rb_ary_replace(copy, orig)
    VALUE copy, orig;
{
    VALUE shared;

    rb_ary_modify(copy);
    orig = to_ary(orig);
    if (copy == orig) return copy;
    shared = ary_make_shared(orig);
    if (RARRAY(copy)->ptr && !FL_TEST(copy, ELTS_SHARED))
        free(RARRAY(copy)->ptr);
    RARRAY(copy)->ptr = RARRAY(orig)->ptr;
    RARRAY(copy)->len = RARRAY(orig)->len;
    RARRAY(copy)->aux.shared = shared;
    FL_SET(copy, ELTS_SHARED);

    return copy;
}

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