How do I push an object to an array x amount of times with Ruby?

Question

If array = [1,2,3,4,5], how can I push the number 6, x amount of times to the array.

array.push(6) * x

When I run something like that it returns the entire array that was pushed 6, x amount of times. Putting parentheses around the push * x makes my code invalid, any suggestions?

Example:

array.push(6) "2 times" => [1,2,3,4,5,6,6]

Answer 1

Yes, You can using Array#fill method.

array = [1,2,3,4,5]
array.fill(12, array.size, 4)
# => [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 12, 12, 12]

Explanation

Suppose you have an array a = [1,2,3]. Now a.size will give you 3, where last index is 2. So, when you are using a.size with #fill, then you are telling to start pushing object from 3 to some n number of times.