Chaining: A Ruby Idiom

s.split.map{|w|w.capitalize}.join(' ')

• this technique is called method chaining
• each operation changes the result of the previous operation
• in this case, it
  • splits a string into words
  • capitalizes each word
  • joins the words back together

Gotcha: each doesn't chain

• each returns the original collection
• map returns a new collection

Solution A: use map and chaining

s.split.map{|w|w.capitalize}.join(' ')

Solution B: use each and !

s.split.each{|w|w.capitalize!}.join(' ')

Solution C: use each and an accumulator

capitalized = []
s.split.each{|w|
  capitalized << w.capitalize
}
capitalized.join(' ')

delving into map

s                   # "foo_bar"
  .split("_")       # ["foo", "bar"]
  .map {|w|         # "foo", then "bar"
    w.capitalize    # "Foo", then "Bar"
  }                 # ["Foo", "Bar"]
  .join(" ")        # "Foo Bar"

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