Module: Enumerable

Included in:
SwissMatch::Cantons, SwissMatch::Communities, SwissMatch::Districts, SwissMatch::ZipCodes
Defined in:
lib/swissmatch/location/ruby.rb

Overview

This file provides a couple of ruby monkey patches.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#last(n = nil) ⇒ Object

Returns The last element(s) of self. If the enumerable is empty, the first form returns nil, the second an empty Array. The method is optimized to make use of reverse_each if present.

Examples:

ary.last     ->  obj or nil
ary.last(n)  ->  new_ary

Returns:

  • The last element(s) of self. If the enumerable is empty, the first form returns nil, the second an empty Array. The method is optimized to make use of reverse_each if present.



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# File 'lib/swissmatch/location/ruby.rb', line 15

def last(n=nil)
  reverse_each_method = method(:reverse_each)
  has_reverse_each    = reverse_each_method && reverse_each_method.owner != Enumerable # native reverse_each needed
  if n then
    return_value = []
    if has_reverse_each then
      reverse_each { |val|
        return_value.unshift(val)
        return return_value if return_value.size == n
      }
    else
      each { |val|
        return_value.push(val)
        return_value.shift if return_value.size > n
      }
    end
  else
    if has_reverse_each then
      reverse_each { |value| return value }
    else
      return_value = nil
      each { |value| return_value = value }
    end
  end

  return_value
end