# How to return a two dimensional array?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-return-a-two-dimensional-array/130877>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-return-a-two-dimensional-array/130877 "2008-03-04T05:28:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vasan\_cec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/258eb7/32.png) [@vasan\_cec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vasan_cec)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-return-a-two-dimensional-array/130877/1 "2008-03-04T05:28:02Z")

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Hi Everyone,  
Can anyone tell me how to return a two dimensional array from a  
Function?  
I tried “returning(value)” function, but it allows only single  
dimensional array.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,  
VASANTH

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**Author:** ![vasan\_cec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/258eb7/32.png) [@vasan\_cec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vasan_cec)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 7:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-return-a-two-dimensional-array/130877/2 "2008-03-04T07:36:13Z")

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returning an array works fine for me:

def two\_dimensional(size, val)  
Array.new(size, Array.new(size, val))  
end

> > two\_dimensional(4,1)  
> > =\> [[1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1], [1, 1, 1, 1]]

Mike