zipnew.rb in facets-2.5.0

- old
+ new

@@ -1,16 +1,32 @@
-require 'facets/hash/autonew'
+class Hash
+
+  # Creates a new hash from two arrays --a keys array and
+  # a values array.
+  #
+  #   Hash.zipnew(["a","b","c"], [1,2,3])
+  #     #=> { "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3 }
+  #
+  # CREDIT: Trans, Ara T. Howard
+
+  def self.zipnew(keys,values) # or some better name
+    h = {}
+    keys.size.times{ |i| h[ keys[i] ] = values[i] }
+    h
+  end
+
+end
 