ruby reduce
# Sum some numbers
(5..10).reduce(:+) #=> 45
# Same using a block and inject
(5..10).inject { |sum, n| sum + n } #=> 45
# Multiply some numbers
(5..10).reduce(1, :*) #=> 151200
# Same using a block
(5..10).inject(1) { |product, n| product * n } #=> 151200
# find the longest word
longest = %w{ cat sheep bear }.inject do |memo, word|
memo.length > word.length ? memo : word
end
longest #=> "sheep"