Loop through array and delete all duplicates in ruby

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I need to loop through an array called @ads and delete all objects in it that are duplicates of one another. how do i do this?

Castilho · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-29 15:01:59Z

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@ads = @ads.uniq

or

@ads.uniq!

answered Oct 29, 2012 at 15:01

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xdazz · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-29 15:02:02Z

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The below code will give you the result uniqic by id.

@ads = @ads.uniq{|ad| ad.id}

answered Oct 29, 2012 at 15:02

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It accepts a block? You really learn every day on this site :)

@SergioTulentsev guess it started in 1.9