Ruby Integer times function with example
Last Updated :
12 Jul, 2025
The
times function in
Ruby returns all the numbers from 0 to one less than the number itself. It iterates the given block, passing in increasing values from 0 up to the limit. If no block is given, an Enumerator is returned instead.
Syntax: (number).times
Parameter: The function takes the integer till which the numbers are returned. It also takes an block.
Return Value: The function returns all the numbers from 0 to one less than the number itself.
Example #1:
Ruby
# Ruby program for times function
# Initializing the number
num1 = 8
# Prints the number from 0 to num1-1
puts num1.times { |i| print i, " " }
# Initializing the number
num2 = 5
# Prints the number from 0 to num2-1
puts num2.times { |i| print i, " " }
Output :
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
0 1 2 3 4
Example #2:
Ruby
# Ruby program for times function
# Initializing the number
num1 = 4
# Prints the number from 0 to num1-1
puts num1.times { |i| print i, " " }
# Initializing the number
num2 = -2
# Prints the number from 0 to num2
puts num2.times { |i| print i, " " }
Output:
0 1 2 3
-2
Example #3:
Ruby
# Ruby program for times function
# Initializing the number
num1 = 5
# Prints enumerator as no block is given
puts num1.times
Output:
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