# Inject method **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 17, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-method/114601 "2007-09-17T10:05:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harper)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-method/114601/1 "2007-09-17T10:05:03Z")
hi guys, can someone explain (verbosely!) the inject method to me, or point me to some good reference with some good detailed examples? i find it pretty attractive and am trying to find excuses to use it somewhere as i heard it is a very powerful tool thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harper)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-method/114601/2 "2007-09-17T10:33:23Z")
From command prompt if you type ri Enumerable#inject will get what you are asking. Regards Yusuf C. Shai R. wrote: > hi guys, > > can someone explain (verbosely!) the inject method to me, or point me to > some good reference with some good detailed examples? i find it pretty > attractive and am trying to find excuses to use it somewhere as i heard > it is a very powerful tool > > thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harper)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inject-method/114601/3 "2007-09-17T13:24:46Z")
On 9/17/07, Shai R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > [http://errtheblog.com/post/633](http://errtheblog.com/post/633)