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instance method

Struct#[]

struct[member] → object
struct[index] → object

Attribute Reference—Returns the value of the given struct member or the member at the given index. Raises NameError if the member does not exist and IndexError if the index is out of range.

Example
Customer = Struct.new(:name, :address, :zip)
joe = Customer.new("Joe Smith", "123 Maple, Anytown NC", 12345)

joe["name"]   #=> "Joe Smith"
joe[:name]    #=> "Joe Smith"
joe[0]        #=> "Joe Smith"
See also #[]= #== .new #as_json also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1