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instance method

YAML::DBM#shift

ydbm.shift → [key, value]

# File tmp/rubies/ruby-3.0.5/lib/yaml/dbm.rb, line 205
def shift
    a = super
    a[1] = YAML.load( a[1] ) if a
    a
end

Removes a [key, value] pair from the database, and returns it. If the database is empty, returns nil.

The order in which values are removed/returned is not guaranteed.

See also #select #store #replace #to_a also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1