class ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess

Parent:: Hash

Implements a hash where keys :foo and "foo" are considered to be the same.

rgb = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new

rgb[:black] = '#000000'
rgb[:black]  # => '#000000'
rgb['black'] # => '#000000'

rgb['white'] = '#FFFFFF'
rgb[:white]  # => '#FFFFFF'
rgb['white'] # => '#FFFFFF'

Internally symbols are mapped to strings when used as keys in the entire writing interface (calling []=, merge, etc). This mapping belongs to the public interface. For example, given:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(a: 1)

You are guaranteed that the key is returned as a string:

hash.keys # => ["a"]

Technically other types of keys are accepted:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(a: 1)
hash[0] = 0
hash # => {"a"=>1, 0=>0}

but this class is intended for use cases where strings or symbols are the expected keys and it is convenient to understand both as the same. For example the params hash in Ruby on Rails.

Note that core extensions define Hash#with_indifferent_access:

rgb = { black: '#000000', white: '#FFFFFF' }.with_indifferent_access

which may be handy.

To access this class outside of Rails, require the core extension with:

require "active_support/core_ext/hash/indifferent_access"

which will, in turn, require this file.

Public Class Methods

[](*args) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 77
def self.[](*args)
  new.merge!(Hash[*args])
end

new(constructor = {}) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 64
def initialize(constructor = {})
  if constructor.respond_to?(:to_hash)
    super()
    update(constructor)

    hash = constructor.to_hash
    self.default = hash.default if hash.default
    self.default_proc = hash.default_proc if hash.default_proc
  else
    super(constructor)
  end
end

Calls superclass method

Public Instance Methods

[](key) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 160
def [](key)
  super(convert_key(key))
end

Same as Hash#[] where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:

counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = 1

counters['foo'] # => 1
counters[:foo]  # => 1
counters[:zoo]  # => nil

Calls superclass method

[]=(key, value) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 90
def []=(key, value)
  regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value, for: :assignment))
end

Assigns a new value to the hash:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash[:key] = 'value'

This value can be later fetched using either :key or 'key'.

Also aliased as: regular_writer, store

compact() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 292
def compact
  dup.tap(&:compact!)
end

deep_stringify_keys() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 270
def deep_stringify_keys; dup end

deep_stringify_keys!() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 268
def deep_stringify_keys!; self end

deep_symbolize_keys() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 274
def deep_symbolize_keys; to_hash.deep_symbolize_keys! end

default(*args) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 204
def default(*args)
  super(*args.map { |arg| convert_key(arg) })
end

Same as Hash#default where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new(1)
hash.default                   # => 1

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new { |hash, key| key }
hash.default                   # => nil
hash.default('foo')            # => 'foo'
hash.default(:foo)             # => 'foo'

Calls superclass method

delete(key) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 263
def delete(key)
  super(convert_key(key))
end

Removes the specified key from the hash.

Calls superclass method

dig(*args) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 188
def dig(*args)
  args[0] = convert_key(args[0]) if args.size > 0
  super(*args)
end

Same as Hash#dig where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:

counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = { bar: 1 }

counters.dig('foo', 'bar')     # => 1
counters.dig(:foo, :bar)       # => 1
counters.dig(:zoo)             # => nil

Calls superclass method

dup() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 226
def dup
  self.class.new(self).tap do |new_hash|
    set_defaults(new_hash)
  end
end

Returns a shallow copy of the hash.

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new({ a: { b: 'b' } })
dup  = hash.dup
dup[:a][:c] = 'c'

hash[:a][:c] # => "c"
dup[:a][:c]  # => "c"

extractable_options?() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 52
def extractable_options?
  true
end

Returns true so that Array#extract_options! finds members of this class.

fetch(key, *extras) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 174
def fetch(key, *extras)
  super(convert_key(key), *extras)
end

Same as Hash#fetch where the key passed as argument can be either a string or a symbol:

counters = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
counters[:foo] = 1

counters.fetch('foo')          # => 1
counters.fetch(:bar, 0)        # => 0
counters.fetch(:bar) { |key| 0 } # => 0
counters.fetch(:zoo)           # => KeyError: key not found: "zoo"

Calls superclass method

has_key?(key)

Alias for: key?

include?(key)

Alias for: key?

key?(key) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 143
def key?(key)
  super(convert_key(key))
end

Checks the hash for a key matching the argument passed in:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash['key'] = 'value'
hash.key?(:key)  # => true
hash.key?('key') # => true

Calls superclass method

Also aliased as: include?, has_key?, member?

member?(key)

Alias for: key?

merge(hash, &block) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 235
def merge(hash, &block)
  dup.update(hash, &block)
end

This method has the same semantics of update, except it does not modify the receiver but rather returns a new hash with indifferent access with the result of the merge.

merge!(other_hash)

Alias for: update

nested_under_indifferent_access() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 60
def nested_under_indifferent_access
  self
end

regular_update(other_hash)

Alias for: update

regular_writer(key, value)

Alias for: []=

reject(*args, &block) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 282
def reject(*args, &block)
  return to_enum(:reject) unless block_given?
  dup.tap { |hash| hash.reject!(*args, &block) }
end

replace(other_hash) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 258
def replace(other_hash)
  super(self.class.new(other_hash))
end

Replaces the contents of this hash with other_hash.

h = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
h.replace({ "c" => 300, "d" => 400 }) # => {"c"=>300, "d"=>400}

Calls superclass method

reverse_merge(other_hash) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 245
def reverse_merge(other_hash)
  super(self.class.new(other_hash))
end

Like merge but the other way around: Merges the receiver into the argument and returns a new hash with indifferent access as result:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash['a'] = nil
hash.reverse_merge(a: 0, b: 1) # => {"a"=>nil, "b"=>1}

Calls superclass method Hash#reverse_merge

reverse_merge!(other_hash) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 250
def reverse_merge!(other_hash)
  replace(reverse_merge(other_hash))
end

Same semantics as reverse_merge but modifies the receiver in-place.

select(*args, &block) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 277
def select(*args, &block)
  return to_enum(:select) unless block_given?
  dup.tap { |hash| hash.select!(*args, &block) }
end

store(key, value)

Alias for: []=

stringify_keys() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 269
def stringify_keys; dup end

stringify_keys!() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 267
def stringify_keys!; self end

symbolize_keys() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 273
def symbolize_keys; to_hash.symbolize_keys! end

to_hash() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 297
def to_hash
  _new_hash = Hash.new
  set_defaults(_new_hash)

  each do |key, value|
    _new_hash[key] = convert_value(value, for: :to_hash)
  end
  _new_hash
end

Convert to a regular hash with string keys.

to_options!() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 275
def to_options!; self end

transform_values(*args, &block) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 287
def transform_values(*args, &block)
  return to_enum(:transform_values) unless block_given?
  dup.tap { |hash| hash.transform_values!(*args, &block) }
end

update(other_hash) { |convert_key(key), self, value| ... } Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 121
def update(other_hash)
  if other_hash.is_a? HashWithIndifferentAccess
    super(other_hash)
  else
    other_hash.to_hash.each_pair do |key, value|
      if block_given? && key?(key)
        value = yield(convert_key(key), self[key], value)
      end
      regular_writer(convert_key(key), convert_value(value))
    end
    self
  end
end

Updates the receiver in-place, merging in the hash passed as argument:

hash_1 = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash_1[:key] = 'value'

hash_2 = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash_2[:key] = 'New Value!'

hash_1.update(hash_2) # => {"key"=>"New Value!"}

The argument can be either an ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess or a regular Hash. In either case the merge respects the semantics of indifferent access.

If the argument is a regular hash with keys :key and +“key”+ only one of the values end up in the receiver, but which one is unspecified.

When given a block, the value for duplicated keys will be determined by the result of invoking the block with the duplicated key, the value in the receiver, and the value in other_hash. The rules for duplicated keys follow the semantics of indifferent access:

hash_1[:key] = 10
hash_2['key'] = 12
hash_1.update(hash_2) { |key, old, new| old + new } # => {"key"=>22}

Calls superclass method

Also aliased as: regular_update, merge!

values_at(*indices) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 214
def values_at(*indices)
  indices.collect { |key| self[convert_key(key)] }
end

Returns an array of the values at the specified indices:

hash = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
hash[:a] = 'x'
hash[:b] = 'y'
hash.values_at('a', 'b') # => ["x", "y"]

with_indifferent_access() Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 56
def with_indifferent_access
  dup
end

Private Instance Methods

convert_key(key) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 308
def convert_key(key) # :doc:
  key.kind_of?(Symbol) ? key.to_s : key
end

convert_value(value, options = {}) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 312
def convert_value(value, options = {}) # :doc:
  if value.is_a? Hash
    if options[:for] == :to_hash
      value.to_hash
    else
      value.nested_under_indifferent_access
    end
  elsif value.is_a?(Array)
    if options[:for] != :assignment || value.frozen?
      value = value.dup
    end
    value.map! { |e| convert_value(e, options) }
  else
    value
  end
end

set_defaults(target) Show source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/hash_with_indifferent_access.rb, line 329
def set_defaults(target) # :doc:
  if default_proc
    target.default_proc = default_proc.dup
  else
    target.default = default
  end
end