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find_with_detect

🔍 Find Elements with detect​

Also known as find, the detect method returns the first element for which the block returns true. It's ideal when you need just one matching element and want to stop iterating early for performance.

numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40]
first_over_25 = numbers.detect { |n| n > 25 }
# => 30

users = [
  {name: 'Alice', age: 21},
  {name: 'Bob',   age: 17}
]
adult = users.detect { |u| u[:age] >= 18 }
# => {name: 'Alice', age: 21}