nested_array_and_hashes.rb

# generates a tic tac toe array with the right ratio of 'x' and 'o'
def generate_realistic_tic_tac_toe
  # hardcode 4 'X's and 4 'O's, then pick one on random from ['X', 'O']
  one_d = (%w(X X X X O O O O) << %w(X O).sample).shuffle
  return one_d.each_slice(3).to_a
end

# turns the array of players into array of hashes
def convert_roster_format(roster)
  header = roster.shift
  roster.map { |player| Hash[header.zip(player)] }
end

# LONGER SOLUTION
# def convert_roster_format(roster)
#   header = roster.shift
#   result = []
#   roster.each do |player_details|
#     hash = {}
#     header.each_with_index do |title, index|
#       hash[title] = player_details[index]
#     end
#     result << hash
#   end
#   result
# end

roster = [["Number", "Name", "Position", "Points per Game"],
         [12, "Joe Schmo", "Center", [14, 32, 7, 0, 23] ],
         [9, "Ms. Buckets", "Point Guard", [19, 0, 11, 22, 0] ],
         [31, "Harvey Kay", "Shooting Guard", [0, 30, 16, 0, 25] ],
         [7, "Sally Talls", "Power Forward", [18, 29, 26, 31, 19] ],
         [22, "MK DiBoux", "Small Forward", [11, 0, 23, 17, 0] ]]
         
p convert_roster_format(roster)
# p generate_realistic_tic_tac_toe.flatten.map(&:downcase)