Thank you, that was exactly what I was looking for!!!
On 30 Jun., 15:16, Paulo Muggler Moreira <paulomugg...@gmail.com> wrote: > John's answer. Also, the Ruby Hash > API<http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Hash.html> > . > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 10:10, John Feminella <jo...@bitsbuilder.com> wrote: > > only_new_entries = array_of_hashes.select { |h| h[:status] == "new" } > > > ~ jf > > -- > > John Feminella > > Principal Consultant, BitsBuilder > > LI:http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnxf > > SO:http://stackoverflow.com/users/75170/ > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 09:07, Sebastian <sebastian.go...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > Sorry, > > > > yes I have an array of hashes: > > > > hash = [{:name => "like", :status => "old"}, {:name => "this", :status > > > => "new"}, {:name => "here", :status => "old"}] > > > > On 30 Jun., 14:31, Michael Pavling <pavl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> On 30 June 2011 13:27, Sebastian <sebastian.go...@googlemail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> > I have a hash that has a :status key. The value could be 'new' or > > >> > 'old'. > > > >> > Now I want to get only the entries where status is 'new'. I know how > > >> > to do this with an if-clause, but there has to be a better way. > > > >> Do you mean you have an array of hashes? Or a hash where each value is > > >> an object/array? > > >> Can you give an illustration of what your hash looks like, so it's > > >> possible to suggest some solutions. > > > >> Cheers, > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.