[Rails] Re: A dumb question on extracting a value from a hash

[Eric Sloane]

Hi Ezra - Many Thanks. Works just like a bought one!!
Eric.

Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
> Eric-
> 
>     Ahh your right. Ok well this will work:
> 
> @comm_type[0][:id]
> 
> Cheers-
> -Ezra
> 
> On Jan 31, 2006, at 4:09 PM, Eric Sloane wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ezra,
>> Nope - I tried that (and a few other combinations) @comm_type.id is  
>> returning the id of the hash not the id within the hash. I'd have  
>> expected to get the attribute 4 too, but noooo
>> Eric.
>>
>> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>>
>>> On Jan 31, 2006, at 3:51 PM, Eric Sloane wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I have the following code fragment;
>>>>
>>>> @comm_type = Communication.find_by_sql('select id from   
>>>> communication_types where upper(description) = "EMAIL"')
>>>>
>>>> Which results in
>>>> >> @comm_type
>>>> => [#<Communication:0x39a0f60 @attributes={"id"=>"4"}>]
>>>>
>>>> But when I try to test an ActiveREcord against this it doesn't work;
>>>>
>>>> @recipient.communications.each do |comm|
>>>>     if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type
>>>
>>>            if comm.communications_type_id == @comm_type.id
>>>
>>>>         @email_address = comm.code
>>>>     end
>>>> end
>>>>
>>>> What do I need to write to get at that value in the hash. Sorry   
>>>> it's such a dumb question :~(
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Eric.
>>>>
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>>> I think thats all your missing
>>> Cheers-
>>> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
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> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
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