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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T04:01:17+00:00 2026-06-12T04:01:17+00:00

In Ruby symbol can be conveniently converted to a Proc such as: %{john terry

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In Ruby symbol can be conveniently converted to a Proc such as:

%{john terry fiona}.map(&:capitalize)   # -> %{John Terry Fiona}

Is there a way to pass a method to a Proc, to shorten the following code:

["john", "terry", "fiona"].each do |n|
  assert n.valid_encoding?
end

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    2026-06-12T04:01:18+00:00Added an answer on June 12, 2026 at 4:01 am
    %w{john terry fiona}.map(&:valid_encoding?).each(&method(:assert))
    
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