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def foo(x) | |
case x | |
when 10 then 'The number Ten' | |
when String then 'A String' | |
when lambda{|x| x%2==1 } then 'An odd number' | |
when (1..9) then 'In range' | |
end | |
end | |
## real-life, elegent, example: | |
SUCCESS = ->(response) { response.code == 200 } | |
NOT_MODIFIED =->(response) { response.message == 'Not Modified' } | |
case response | |
when SUCCESS then 'we are good to go' | |
when NOT_MODIFIED then 'not a 200, but its okay anyway' | |
else 'uh oh, we got a problem..' | |
end | |
# source: https://coderwall.com/p/sgxmnw/lambdas-in-ruby-case-switch | |
## Other random examples | |
## Module/Class | |
2 === 3 #=> false | |
{a: 2} === {a:3} #=> true | |
Hash === {a:2} #=> true | |
{a: 2} === Hash #=> false | |
1.class #=> Fixnum | |
Fixnum === 1 #=> true | |
1 === Fixnum #=> false | |
## Proc | |
x = lambda{|x| x%2==1 } | |
x === 10 #=> false | |
x === 11 #=> true | |
11 ==== x #=> false | |
## Range | |
(1..5) === 3 #=> true | |
(1..5) === 13 #=> false | |
3 === (1..5) #=> false | |
## Regex | |
/ell/ === 'Hello' # => true | |
/ell/ === 'Foobar' # => false | |
## | |
"If I have a drawer labeled a, does it make sense to put b in it?" | |
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3422223/vs-in-ruby#3422349 | |
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