Count elements in array of arrays

Question

element = [["BLUE", "CAT", "BEAR"], ["BALL", "CHAIR", "BOW"], ["CLOWN", "COLA", "PARROT", "LOVE"]]

There are obviously ten elements across the arrays. How do I find the count without flattening the array?

Answer 1

With Ruby 2.4,

element.sum(&:size) #=> 10

Answer 2

ary = [["BLUE", "CAT", "BEAR"], ["BALL", "CHAIR", "BOW"], ["CLOWN", "COLA", "PARROT", "LOVE"]]

sum = ary.inject(0) { |tot, e| tot + e.size }

 => 10