Creating Ruby Array with keys

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Ok so this is simple 101 but I am obviously doing something wrong. Can you advise how I create a params array like the below.

params = []
params[:geo_bounding_box][:top_left_lat] = @search.ne_lat
params[:geo_bounding_box][:top_left_lon] = @search.sw_lon
params[:geo_bounding_box][:bottom_right_lat] = @search.sw_lat
params[:geo_bounding_box][:bottom_right_lon] = @search.ne_lon

Hope you can advise!

Arrays need integers as the argument for []. So it is impossible to do that. — sawa
– sawa, Commented Mar 18, 2013 at 23:22

Logan Serman · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-18 23:23:18Z

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That's a Hash.

params = { 
  :geo_bounding_box => {
    :top_left_lat => @search.ne_lat,
    :top_left_lon => @search.sw_lon,
    :bottom_right_lat => @search.sw_lat,
    :bottom_right_lon => @search.me_lon
  }
}

answered Mar 18, 2013 at 23:23

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Tim Potter · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-18 23:22:02Z

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Ruby hashes (not arrays) are initialised with {} not [].

params = {}
params[:geo_bounding_box][:top_left_lat] = @search.ne_lat
...

Apart from that you're on the right track!

answered Mar 18, 2013 at 23:22

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