passing functions as arguments in ruby

[a] -> [a] -> (a -> a -> a) -> [a]

combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4], plus_func) => [3,5,7]
combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4], multiply_func) => [2,6,12]

def combine a, b
	a.zip(b).map { |i| yield i[0], i[1] }
end

puts combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4]) { |i, j| i+j }

def combine(a, b, &block)
    a.zip(b).map(&block)
end

def combine(a, b, *args, &block)
    a.zip(b, *args).map(&block)
end

def combine(a1, a2)
  i = 0
  result = []
  while a1[i] && a2[i]
    result << yield(a1[i], a2[i])
    i+=1
  end
  result
end

sum = combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4]) {|x,y| x+y}
prod = combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4]) {|x,y| x*y}

p sum, prod

=>
[3, 5, 7]
[2, 6, 12]

def combine(*args)
  i = 0
  result = []
  while args.all?{|a| a[i]}
    result << yield(*(args.map{|a| a[i]}))
    i+=1
  end
  result
end

def combine(*args)
  args.first.zip(*args[1..-1]).map {|a| yield a}
end

sum = combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4], [3,4,5]) {|ary| ary.inject{|t,v| t+=v}}
prod = combine([1,2,3], [2,3,4], [3,4,5]) {|ary| ary.inject(1){|t,v| t*=v}}
p sum, prod

class Symbol
  # Turns the symbol into a simple proc, which is especially useful for enumerations.
  def to_proc
    Proc.new { |*args| args.shift.__send__(self, *args) }
  end
end

(1..100).inject(&:+)