ruby on rails - Delete an element in a hash without deleting the model -

i want delete element hash in rails. delete method looks promising, , works 1 unintended consequence... deletes model.

# users. @search = user.all  # unset yourself. id stored in current_user.id @users.delete(current_user.id) 

the resulting @users hash in fact have own id removed... deletes model. correct way unset key in ruby / rails?

the behaviour describe isn't accurate on many counts. first, user.all returns array, not hash, assuming you're using activerecord here, premise of question flawed.

secondly, deleting item array using array#delete not invoke delete on item itself. isn't true. wouldn't hash either.

thirdly, also won't delete item array @ all, unless index happens match index of item in array, isn't likely. you're wildly misinterpreting experiment.

you don't delete things array passing field belonging object (like id) array#delete. need pass array index. need figure out index of record matching current user, , pass that delete.

however, if want remove object array 1 of properties, using reject better:

@users.reject! { |u| u.id == current_user.id }