Elixir Enum.map/2 vs Ruby Array#map
Elixir’s Enum.map and Ruby’s Array#map are methods that help you transform each element in a collection. In Elixir, the Enum.map function, exists within the Enum module. It is designed for working with enumerable data structures. To use it provide an enumerable, such as a List, and a function to be applied to each element. For example:
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
result = Enum.map(numbers, &(&1 * 2))
IO.inspect(result) # Output: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
In this Elixir example, Enum.map doubles each element in the numbers list, showcasing its simplicity and expressiveness.On the Ruby side, the Array#map method offers a similar functionality. Operating directly on the array itselfs, it transforms each element based on the provided block or proc. Here’s a Ruby example:
numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
result = numbers.map { |n| n * 2 }
puts result # Output: [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]In this Ruby snippet, Array#map achieves the same doubling operation on each element of the numbers array.
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