Ruby Integer times function with example

The times function in Ruby returns all the numbers from 0 to one less than the number itself. It iterates the given block, passing in increasing values from 0 up to the limit. If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned instead.

Syntax: (number).times

Parameter: The function takes the integer till which the numbers are returned. It also takes an block.

Return Value: The function returns all the numbers from 0 to one less than the number itself.

Example #1:

# Ruby program for times function

# Initializing the number
num1 = 8

# Prints the number from 0 to num1-1
puts num1.times { |i| print i, " " }

# Initializing the number
num2 = 5

# Prints the number from 0 to num2-1
puts num2.times { |i| print i, " " }

Output :

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4

Example #2:

# Ruby program for times function

# Initializing the number
num1 = 4

# Prints the number from 0 to num1-1
puts num1.times { |i| print i, " " }

# Initializing the number
num2 = -2

# Prints the number from 0 to num2
puts num2.times { |i| print i, " " }

Output:

0 1 2 3
-2

Example #3:

# Ruby program for times function

# Initializing the number
num1 = 5

# Prints enumerator as no block is given
puts num1.times

Output:

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