Dynamically Generate Multi-Dimensional Array in Ruby
- by user335729
Hi, I'm trying to build a multidimensional array dynamically. What I want is basically this (written out for simplicity):
b = 0
test = [[]]
test[b] << ["a", "b", "c"]
b += 1
test[b] << ["d", "e", "f"]
b += 1
test[b] << ["g", "h", "i"]
This gives me the error: NoMethodError: undefined method `<<' for nil:NilClass. I can make it work by setting up the array like
test = [[], [], []]
and it works fine, but in my actual usage, I won't know how many arrays will be needed beforehand. Is there a better way to do this? Thanks
