Determining whether one array contains the contents of another array in ruby

Question

In ruby, how do I test that one array not only has the elements of another array, but contain them in that particular order?

correct_combination = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[1, 5, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5].function_name(correct_combination) # => false
[8, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9].function_name(correct_combination) # => true

I tried using include, but that is used to test whether [1,2,3].include?(2) is true or not.

Answer 1

You can use each_cons method:

arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[1, 5, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5].each_cons(arr.size).include? arr

In this case it will work for any elements.

Answer 2

I think it can be done simply.

class Array
  def contain? other; (self & other) == other end
end

correct_combination = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[1, 5, 8, 2, 3, 4, 5].contain?(correct_combination) # => false
[8, 10, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9].contain?(correct_combination) # => true