To expand on what Scott is saying here is some code that gives an example
of what he is referring to.
id = 100
x = rand(1..3)
arrays = [Array.new, Array.new, Array.new]
selected_array = arrays[x]
selected_array.push(id)
On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:05:16 PM UTC-6, Scott Ribe wrote:
>
> On Jul 29, 2014, at 7:33 PM, Dave Castellano <li...@ruby-forum.com
> <javascript:>> wrote:
>
> > Novice question:
> >
> > I need to assign an item id to one of 3 arrays randomly but can't figure
> > out how to specify the correct array by combining "arr" and the randomly
> > generated number...
> >
> > id = "100"
> > x = rand(1..3)
> >
> > arr1 = Array.new
> > arr2 = Array.new
> > arr3 = Array.new
> >
> > selected_array = "#{'arr' + x}" *** Not sure how to do this ****
> >
> > selected_array.push(id)
> >
>
> While you could append the name and eval, that's not really a clean
> approach. Just use an array of arrays. Or if else...
>
>
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