Method: Array#conjoin

Defined in:
lib/core/facets/array/conjoin.rb

#conjoin(*args, &block) ⇒ Object

This is more advanced form of #join. It allows for fine control of separators.

NOTE: The old version used to default its separator to “, ” and default the terminating separator to “ and ”. This is no longer the case. You must specifically provide these parameters.

If no paramters are given, it acts like #join but will a space separator.

[1,2,3].conjoin
#=> "1 2 3"

Use comma+space and ‘and’ on tail.

[1,2,3].conjoin(', ', ' and ')
#=> "1, 2 and 3"

Use comma+space and ‘or’ on tail using :last option.

[1,2,3].conjoin(', ', :last => ' or ')
#=> "1, 2 or 3"

Use semicolon+space and ampersand on tail using index.

[1,2,3].conjoin('; ', -1 => ' & ')
#=> "1; 2 & 3"

Can take a block to determine separator.

[1,2,3,4].conjoin{ |i, a, b| i % 2 == 0 ? '.' : '-' }
#=> "1.2-3.4"

This makes very esoteric transformation possible.

[1,1,2,2].conjoin{ |i, a, b| a == b ? '=' : ' != ' }
#=> "1=1 != 2=2"

[1,2,3,4].conjoin{ |i, x, y| "<#{i} #{x} #{y}>" }
#=> "1<0 1 2>2<1 2 3>3<2 3 4>4"

There are also spacing options. Providing the :space option pads the separators.

[1,2,3].conjoin(',', '&', :space=>2)
#=> "1  ,  2  &  3"

And the :spacer option can set an alternate spacing string.

[1,2,3].conjoin('|', '>', :space=>2, :spacer=>'-')
#=> "1--|--2-->--3"

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# File 'lib/core/facets/array/conjoin.rb', line 57

def conjoin(*args, &block)
  return first.to_s if size < 2

  options = (Hash===args.last) ? args.pop : {}

  spacing = options.delete(:space)  || 0
  spacer  = options.delete(:spacer) || " "
  space   = spacer * spacing.to_i

  sep = []

  if block_given?
    (size - 1).times do |i|
      sep << space + yield(i, *slice(i,2)) + space
    end
  else
    separator   = args.shift || " "
    options[-1] = args.shift if args.first

    options[0]  = options.delete(:first) if options.key?(:first)
    options[-1] = options.delete(:last)  if options.key?(:last)

    separator = space + separator + space

    sep = [separator] * (size - 1)

    options.each{|i, s| sep[i] = space + s + space}
  end
  zip(sep).join
end