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#=> iteration 4
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#=> iteration 5
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# HOWEVER
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# No-one uses for loops
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# Under the hood for loops use the each method which takes a "block".
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# A block is a bunch of code that you can pass to a method like each.
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# HOWEVER, No-one uses for loops.
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# Instead you should use the "each" method and pass it a block.
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# A block is a bunch of code that you can pass to a method like "each".
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# It is analogous to lambdas, anonymous functions or closures in other programming languages.
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# The each method runs the block multiple times passing a counter.
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# You can iterate over a range like this:
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#
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# The "each" method of a range runs the block once for each element of the range.
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# The block is passed a counter as a parameter.
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# Calling the "each" method with a block looks like this:
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(1..5).each do |counter|
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puts "iteration #{counter}"
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@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ end
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# You can also surround blocks in curly brackets:
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(1..5).each {|counter| puts "iteration #{counter}"}
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# You can also iterate over the contents of data structures using each.
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# The contents of data structures can also be iterated using each.
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array.each do |element|
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puts "#{element} is part of the array"
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end
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