Ruby | Array class drop_while() operation
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08 Jan, 2020
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Array#drop_while() : drop_while() is a Array class method which drops elements from the array following the specific condition.
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Syntax: Array.drop_while() Parameter: block - condition to follow Return: array after removing the elements based on the conditionCode #1 : Example for drop_while() method
# Ruby code for drop_while() method
# declaring array
a = [18, 22, 33, 100, 5, 6]
# declaring array
b = [1, 4, 1, 1, 88, 9]
# drop
puts "drop : #{a.drop_while {|x| x < 14}}\n\n"
# drop
puts "drop : #{b.drop_while{|x| x != 1}}\n\n"
drop : [18, 22, 33, 100] drop : [4, 88, 9]Code #2 : Example for drop_while() method
# Ruby code for drop_while() method
# declaring array
a = ["abc", "nil", "dog"]
# declaring array
b = ["cow", nil, "dog"]
# declaring array
c = ["cat", nil, nil]
# drop
puts "drop : #{a.drop_while {|x| x != "dog"}}\n\n"
# drop
puts "drop : #{b.drop_while{|x| x == "cow"}}\n\n"
drop : ["dog"] drop : [nil, "dog"]