Class Symbol
In: lib/core_ext.rb
Parent: Object

Methods

to_proc  

Public Instance methods

Turns the symbol into a simple proc, which is especially useful for enumerations.

Examples

  # The same as people.collect { |p| p.name }
  people.collect(&:name)

  # The same as people.select { |p| p.manager? }.collect { |p| p.salary }
  people.select(&:manager?).collect(&:salary)

Extracted from ActiveSupport.

Returns a Proc which incapsulates the method business logic.

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