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I'm a Ruby n00b trying to write a simple app, and I've been trying to find a way to do this for a while, but can't seem to find anything. Here is essentially what I want to do:


if array contains 1,2,3 or 4,5,6 then
execute this code

But the array may have many more numbers in it than that, and they won't be in the same order. All I've been able to find are things where the two arrays have to be exactly alike.
Feb 8 '08 #1
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improvcornartist
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You can use 'include?' as necessary to determine if the array meets the requirements.
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  1. if array.include?(1)
  2. #do this
Feb 8 '08 #2
paintballer
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But is there any way to check for multiple values? I realize that I could nest it, but that would be extremely inconvenient.
Feb 8 '08 #3
improvcornartist
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I'm not sure how your array is set up, so I can't really give you a specific answer, but you should be able to use set intersection or array difference.
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  1. #Set Intersection
  2. if array && [1,2,3] == [1,2,3]
  3.   #array contains 1,2,3, so do this
  4. end
  5.  
Feb 8 '08 #4

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