Array#each vs. Array#map

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Array#each executes the given block for each element of the array, then returns the array itself.

Array#map also executes the given block for each element of the array, but returns a new array whose values are the return values of each iteration of the block.

Example: assume you have an array defined thusly:

arr = ["tokyo", "london", "rio"]

Then try executing each:

arr.each { |element| element.capitalize }
# => ["tokyo", "london", "rio"]

Note the return value is simply the same array. The code inside the each block gets executed, but the calculated values are not returned; and as the code has no side effects, this example performs no useful work.

In contrast, calling the array’s map method returns a new array whose elements are the return values of each round of executing the map block:

arr.map { |element| element.capitalize }
# => ["Tokyo", "London", "Rio"]

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