# Output an array

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 5, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529 "2006-06-05T14:47:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssssss)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529/1 "2006-06-05T14:47:05Z")

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Hi

I have an array in a helper method and I want to oupt the contents to  
the screen, so i can see waht array key’s are avalible

How can this be done?

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**Author:** ![ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssssss)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529/2 "2006-06-05T14:58:06Z")

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ss wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I have an array in a helper method and I want to oupt the contents to  
> the screen, so i can see waht array key’s are avalible
> 
> How can this be done?

found a .inspect function whcih seemed to do the job if i returned it to  
the view, but if anyone knows of any better and quicker ways to de-bug  
stuff, please elt me know

thanks  
scott

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**Author:** ![ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssssss)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529/3 "2006-06-05T16:23:08Z")

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I think you can use:

p array\_name

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**Author:** ![ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@ssssss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssssss)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/output-an-array/95529/4 "2006-06-05T15:45:38Z")

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On Monday, June 05, 2006, at 2:58 PM, ss wrote:

> stuff, please elt me know
> 
> thanks  
> scott
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You can use \<%= debug(varname) %\>