Method: Array#rassoc

Defined in:

array.c

#rassoc(obj) ⇒ nil

Searches through the array whose elements are also arrays.

Compares obj with the second element of each contained array using obj.==.

Returns the first contained array that matches obj.

See also Array#assoc.

a = [ [ 1, "one"], [2, "two"], [3, "three"], ["ii", "two"] ]
a.rassoc("two")    #=> [2, "two"]
a.rassoc("four")   #=> nil

Returns:

• (nil)

# File 'array.c', line 4188

VALUE
rb_ary_rassoc(VALUE ary, VALUE value)
{
    long i;
    VALUE v;

    for (i = 0; i < RARRAY_LEN(ary); ++i) {
	v = RARRAY_AREF(ary, i);
	if (RB_TYPE_P(v, T_ARRAY) &&
	    RARRAY_LEN(v) > 1 &&
	    rb_equal(RARRAY_AREF(v, 1), value))
	    return v;
    }
    return Qnil;
}