# Code Tunning

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-tunning/154670>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 2, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-tunning/154670 "2008-12-02T20:23:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fearx)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-tunning/154670/1 "2008-12-02T20:23:49Z")

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Hi!  
there is a better way to do that?

if anArray.include?(id)  
state=‘YES’  
else  
state=‘NOT’  
end

puts “#{id}: #{state} included”

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fearx)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-tunning/154670/2 "2008-12-02T20:49:45Z")

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Farrel L. wrote:

> state = anArray.include?(id) ? ‘YES’ : ‘NO’

Oh! Im an idiot!  
Thanks a lot!!!

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**Author:** ![fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@fearx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fearx)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-tunning/154670/3 "2008-12-02T20:37:23Z")

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2008/12/2 Fernando G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> if anArray.include?(id)  
> state=‘YES’  
> else  
> state=‘NOT’  
> end

state = if anArray.include?(id)  
‘YES’  
else  
‘NO’  
end

or

state = anArray.include?(id) ? ‘YES’ : ‘NO’

## Farrel

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