Module: HashExtend

Included in:
Hash
Defined in:
lib/rails_highcharts/hash_extend.rb

Overview

h = {:a=>1, :b=>{:c=>3, :d=>{:e=>4}}}               =
h1 = {:a=>1, :b=>{:g=>6, :d=>{:f=>5}}}              =
a = h.merge_recursive(h1)                           =
a = {:a=>1, :b=>{:c=>3, :d=>{:e=>4, :f=>5}, :g=>6}} =

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#merge_recursive(hash) ⇒ Object

extend the Hash class to allow for recursive merging



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# File 'lib/rails_highcharts/hash_extend.rb', line 11

def merge_recursive(hash)
  result = Marshal.load(Marshal.dump(self))

  hash.keys.each do |key|s
    if hash[key].is_a?(Hash) and self[key].is_a?(Hash)
      result[key] = result[key].deep_merge(hash[key])
      next
    end
    result[key] = hash[key]
  end

  # return the merged result hash
  result
end