Rails has an except/except! method that returns the hash with those keys removed. If you’re already using Rails, there’s no sense in creating your own version of this.
class Hash
# Returns a hash that includes everything but the given keys.
# hash = { a: true, b: false, c: nil}
# hash.except(:c) # => { a: true, b: false}
# hash # => { a: true, b: false, c: nil}
#
# This is useful for limiting a set of parameters to everything but a few known toggles:
# @person.update(params[:person].except(:admin))
def except(*keys)
dup.except!(*keys)
end
# Replaces the hash without the given keys.
# hash = { a: true, b: false, c: nil}
# hash.except!(:c) # => { a: true, b: false}
# hash # => { a: true, b: false }
def except!(*keys)
keys.each { |key| delete(key) }
self
end
end