What are negative indexes and why are they used?

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Hi, i need to know What are negative indexes and why are they used

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What are negative indexes and why are they used

For “what” they are, see the documentation: class Array - RDoc Documentation

A negative index is an offset, backwards, from the end of the array:

  • Index -1 indicates the last element.
  • Index -2 indicates the next-to-last element.

“Why” can only be answered for a specific piece of code - the programmer would find this language feature solves their problem better than another.