On Aug 14, 2006, at 7:47 AM, Robin Stocker wrote: > Logan Capaldo wrote: >> keys = %w(one two three) >> hash = Hash[ *keys.zip(Array.new(keys.length){"A"}).flatten ] > > Why complicated when you could do it easier and clearer: > > hash = {} > %w(one two three).each{ |k| hash[k] = "A" } > > Robin > I dunno. Didn't think of it at the time.