# Is there a way to add to an array from multiple files?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-add-to-an-array-from-multiple-files/213432>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [November 2, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-add-to-an-array-from-multiple-files/213432 "2011-11-02T00:18:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-add-to-an-array-from-multiple-files/213432/1 "2011-11-02T00:18:45Z")

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say I have:  
locales/file1.yml

en:  
foo:  
- bar

locales/file2.yml  
en:  
foo:  
- baz

I want to be able to call t(“foo”) and get [“bar”, “baz”]… Is there  
any way to do this?

-patrick

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**Author:** ![patrick99e99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@patrick99e99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patrick99e99)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-add-to-an-array-from-multiple-files/213432/2 "2011-11-02T06:10:27Z")

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Yaml returns string only. So, I guess what you can do use

foo:  
‘bar baz’

and then f(‘foo’).split(’ ')

it’s hack, but i don’t see other option.

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 4:47 AM, patrick99e99 [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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**Author:** ![patrick99e99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/858c86/32.png) [@patrick99e99](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patrick99e99)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-add-to-an-array-from-multiple-files/213432/3 "2011-11-02T10:14:17Z")

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This should do it :

foo:

- bar
- baz

You can’t keep each array entry in a separate file because you’ll  
redefine the whole ‘foo’ scope every time.