In Ruby, array.reverse() is a method that reverses an array but does not change the original array. Instead, it returns a new array that contains the original array’s elements in reverse order.
array.reverse()
This method does not take any parameters. It only requires the array instance.
The reverse() method returns a new array that contains the elements of the instance array in reverse order.
# creating array instancesarray1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]array2 = ["a", "b", "c", "d", "e"]array3 = ["Javascript", "Python", "Java", "C++", "Ruby"]# printing their reverse form using `reverse()` methodputs "#{array1} in reverse = #{array1.reverse()}"puts "#{array2} in reverse = #{array2.reverse()}"puts "#{array3} in reverse = #{array3.reverse()}"
Note: The
reverse()method does not overwrite or change the original array.
array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]reversedArray = array.reverse()puts "#{reversedArray}\n"puts "#{array}\n"
In the above code, we see that the original array remains the same.