Sum matrixes as numbers not strings ruby - ruby

Question

I am trying to sum 2 matrixes from a CSV file
Currently, I put them into to arrays and then transform the array into matrixes. However, when I print them, I get concatenated strings not summed integers.
require 'csv'
require 'matrix'
matrix1 = "./matrix1.csv"
matrix2 = "./matrix2.csv"
line_count = 0
elements_in_line_count = 0
arr1 = Array.new #=> []
arr2 = Array.new #=> []
CSV.foreach(matrix1) do |row|
arr1 << row
line_count += 1
elements_in_line_count = row.size
end
n1 = elements_in_line_count
m1 = line_count
# find n and m of second matrix
line_count = 0
elements_in_line_count = 0
CSV.foreach(matrix2) do |row|
# print row
arr2 << row
line_count += 1
elements_in_line_count = row.size
end
puts Matrix.rows(arr1) + Matrix.rows(arr2)
For example, CSV 1 is:
1,2
3,4
Same for CSV 2.
The output is
Matrix[[11, 22], [33, 44]]
But I want it to be [2,4],[6,8]

Answer 1

When you read in the CSV, by default it reads in all the rows/columns as strings, the Ruby CSV class can take an optional parameter to foreach and new and similar methods called :converters that it will use to convert each applicable column. One of the converters it can take is
:integer
Converts any field Integer() accepts.
So you can also change your code to look like:
csv_options = { converters: [:integer] }
CSV.foreach(matrix1, csv_options) do |row|
# ...
CSV.foreach(matrix2, csv_options) do |row|
to achieve results similar to calling map(&:to_i) on each row.

Answer 2

[m1, m2].map do |m|
CSV.foreach(m).map { |row| row.map(&:to_i) }
end.reduce do |m1, m2|
m1.map.with_index do |row, idx|
row.zip(m2[idx]).map { |cell1, cell2| cell1 + cell2 }
end
end

Answer 3

When you're reading in the CSV, all columns will be strings, so you'll have to manually do the conversion to a number in the code.
If all of the columns of the CSV are intended to be numbers, you can add .map(&:to_i) to the row line. Like this:
CSV.foreach(matrix1) do |row|
arr1 << row.map(&:to_i) # <-- this will turn everything in the row into a number
line_count += 1
elements_in_line_count = row.size
end

Answer 4

As you want to add matrices, consider using Ruby's built-in Matrix class, and the instance method Matrix#+ in particular.
Let's first construct three CSV files.
fname1 = 't1.csv'
fname2 = 't2.csv'
fname3 = 't3.csv'
File.write(fname1, "1,2\n3,4")
#=> 7
File.write(fname2, "100,200\n300,400")
#=> 15
File.write(fname3, "1000,2000\n3000,4000")
#=> 19
We can sum the underlying matrices as follows.
require 'csv'
require 'matrix'
fnames = [fname1, fname2, fname3]
fnames.drop(1).reduce(matrix_from_CSV(fnames.first)) do |t,fname|
t + matrix_from_CSV(fname)
end.to_a
#=> [[1101, 2202],
# [3303, 4404]]
def matrix_from_CSV(fname)
Matrix[*CSV.read(fname, converters: [:integer])]
end
I borrowed converters: [:integer] from #Simple's answer. I wasn't aware of that.