# How to define \[\]=

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-define/182148>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 23, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-define/182148 "2010-01-23T15:13:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![1qwerty](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/1/ac8455/32.png) [@1qwerty](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/1qwerty)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-define/182148/1 "2010-01-23T15:13:29Z")

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Dear all,

We can define get method `[]’ as:

def   
@ary[i]  
end

But how do we define the set method `[]=’?

Thank you!