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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T21:02:48+00:00 2026-05-24T21:02:48+00:00

I normally do [‘abc’, ‘defg’].max{|a, b| a.length <=> b.length} , but this seems like

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I normally do ['abc', 'defg'].max{|a, b| a.length <=> b.length}, but this seems like a lot of extra typing to compare the results of the same method on both objects.

Is there a more concise way, to do something like ['abc', 'defg'].max(:length), which would run a given method on each object for the comparison?

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    2026-05-24T21:02:49+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 9:02 pm
    ['abcd', 'def'].max_by &:length
    
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