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instance method

Hash#[]

hash[key] → value

VALUE
rb_hash_aref(VALUE hash, VALUE key)
{
    st_data_t val;

    if (hash_stlike_lookup(hash, key, &val)) {
        return (VALUE)val;
    }
    else {
        return rb_hash_default_value(hash, key);
    }
}

Returns the value associated with the given key, if found:

Example

h = {foo: 0, bar: 1, baz: 2}
h[:foo] # => 0

If key is not found, returns a default value (see Default Values):

Example

h = {foo: 0, bar: 1, baz: 2}
h[:nosuch] # => nil

See also .[] #[]= #>= #> also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1

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