# Data output **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-output/152712 "2008-11-06T18:25:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sclarke)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-output/152712/1 "2008-11-06T18:25:33Z")
I am processing data from an array which basically involves me searching for specific information and outputting the results that match eg. … if data == 100 puts “#{data.time\_written}” I have just inserted a step which adds some additional criteria. This states if you find data that equals 100 does it happens more than 10 times in one day. This all works fine. What i want is some kind of nested if statement thats does the following: if data == 100 if data happens more than 5 times in one day print out the results of all the data that equals 100 but highlight (colour code, italics etc)the data within the results that happens more than 5 times in a day. An example of the results might be 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 monday - - - BOLD 100 tuesday - - - NORMAL Hope this makes sense. Regards ---
**Author:** ![sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sclarke)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-output/152712/2 "2008-11-06T19:58:51Z")
-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 02:23:40 +0900 > Von: Stuart C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > An: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > Betreff: Data output > ## Regards > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). Dear Stuart, you can output your report as a html document using textile: [http://whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/redcloth/](http://whytheluckystiff.net/ruby/redcloth/) using very simple markup styles. Best regards, Axel ---
**Author:** ![sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@sclarke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sclarke)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/data-output/152712/3 "2008-11-07T14:10:01Z")
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Stuart C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 monday - - - BOLD > 100 tuesday - - - NORMAL This is how I’d do it: first build an histogram of the data. In this case you want to count how many there are of a combination of data and day. Then print the array checking against the histogram for choosing style: irb(main):001:0\> TimeData = Struct.new :data, :day =\> TimeData irb(main):002:0\> a = [] =\> [] irb(main):003:0\> 6.times {a \<\< TimeData.new(100, “monday”)} =\> 6 irb(main):004:0\> a \<\< TimeData.new(100, “tuesday”) =\> [#, #, #, #, #, #, #] irb(main):005:0\> h = Hash.new(0) =\> {} irb(main):007:0\> a.inject(h) {|histo,time| h[[time.data, time.day]] += 1} =\> 1 irb(main):008:0\> h =\> {[100, “tuesday”]=\>1, [100, “monday”]=\>6} irb(main):009:0\> a.each do |time| irb(main):010:1\* if h[[time.data, time.day]] \> 5 irb(main):011:2\> puts “#{time.data} #{time.day}” irb(main):012:2\> else irb(main):013:2\* puts “#{time.data} #{time.day}” irb(main):014:2\> end irb(main):015:1\> end 100 monday 100 monday 100 monday 100 monday 100 monday 100 monday 100 tuesday Hope this helps. Jesus.