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Retrieve diagonals from array of arrays in Ruby
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class Array | |
def diagonals | |
[self, self.map(&:reverse)].inject([]) do |all_diags, matrix| | |
((-matrix.count + 1)..matrix.first.count).each do |offet_index| | |
diagonal = [] | |
(matrix.count).times do |row_index| | |
col_index = offet_index + row_index | |
diagonal << matrix[row_index][col_index] if col_index >= 0 | |
end | |
all_diags << diagonal.compact if diagonal.compact.count > 1 | |
end | |
all_diags | |
end | |
end | |
end |
yeap, it is really hard to understand. comments in the code would help
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Hey I must have missed this comment when you made it a few months ago. I know its a bit late, but did you ever get to understanding the flow?