Try using each_with_index method

As the title says. Let's write the code using the each_with_index method.

What is each_with_index method?

A method that can indicate the number of processing of an element at the same time as iterating the element. You can use each method if it is an iterative process of elements, The feature of each_with_index method is that it can also display what number was processed. Write as follows.

Array name.each_with_index do |item, i|
  #processing
end

I tried using it (1)

fruits = ["Mandarin orange", "pineapple", "Apple"]

fruits.each_with_index do |fruit, i|
 puts "#{i}The second fruit is#{fruit}is."
end

The output result is as follows.

The 0th fruit is mandarin orange.
The first fruit is pineapple.
The second fruit is an apple.

I tried using it (Part 2)

A method that searches if an array contains a certain value and outputs the result Let's write it using each_with_index method. ~~ You can use binary search without using the each_with_index method ~~

The array is input = [3, 6, 9 ,12, 15, 21, 29, 35, 42, 51, 62, 78, 81, 87, 92, 93] Suppose you want to assign the value you want to search to the variable target_num. Make sure you get the following search results.

#When the value you want to search for is in the array. For example, if the value you want to search for is 12.
Fourth from the left

#When the value you want to search is not in the array
That number is not included

Answer example

def search(target_num, input)
  input.each_with_index do |num, index|
    if num == target_num
      puts "From the left#{index + 1}Is in the second"
      return
    end
  end
  puts "That number is not included"
end

input = [3, 6, 9 ,12, 15, 21, 29, 35, 42, 51, 62, 78, 81, 87, 92, 93]

target_num = gets.to_i
search(target_num, input)

Commentary

This time, the method that performs the search process is defined as the search method.

In the search method, use each_with_index method The values stored in the array ʻinput are fetched one by one as num and numbered in the order they are fetched. That number goes into ʻindex.

Compare if num and target_num (which contains the value you want to search for) are the same. If they are the same, we want to output the number of the value counting from the left of the array. puts" # {index + 1} th from the left ". And since the search results are already available and no further searches are needed, end with return.

If all the values stored in the array are not the same as the one you want to find Let's say puts" that number is not included ".

end

that's all. It's a little off the subject, but it's quite difficult to write the commentary. Thank you for reading to the end.