Rails - Jun 2006 - hash value won''t increment with =+ operator

I have a database of bookmarks and tags, and want to count the number  
of bookmarks each tag is assigned to, for example: user "tyler" has  
the tag "concerts" on 15 out of his 30 bookmarks. This code:

hash = Hash.new("0"); @user.tags.each do  |t|
	 @user.bookmarks.each do |b|
		x = 0
		if b.tags.include?(t) then
			hash[b.id] =+ 1
			puts "hash is #{hash} & #{t.name} is on bkmk #{b.name}"
		end
	end
end

...results in this output:

hash is 195=>1 (80s is on bkmk 80s Video Clips)
hash is 195=>1 (culture is on bkmk 80s Video Clips)
hash is 195=>1 (music is on bkmk 80s Video Clips)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (activism is on bkmk Unemployment: A National  
Obligation)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (careers is on bkmk Unemployment: A National  
Obligation)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (eonomics is on bkmk Unemployment: A National  
Obligation)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (politics is on bkmk Unemployment: A National  
Obligation)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (social is on bkmk Unemployment: A National  
Obligation)
hash is 195=>1,196=>1 (unemployment is on bkmk Unemployment: A  
National Obligation)

The hash should end up as "195 => 3, 196 => 6" (3 tags on id
195, 6
tags on id 196)  but it won''t do the hash[b.id] =+ 1 for some reason.  
I also tried doing it this way:
if b.tags.include?(t) then hash[b.id] = x; x = x + 1; hash[b.id] = x
...but got the exact same output.

Any advice about what I''m missing here would be great. Thanks!

-Jason
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On Jun 28, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Jason Frankovitz wrote:
> hash[b.id] =+ 1
hash[b.id] += 1

-Ezra
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> hash[b.id] =+ 1
> hash[b.id] += 1
>
And if you wonder why
> if b.tags.include?(t) then hash[b.id] = x; x = x + 1; hash[b.id] = x
did not work, it''s because of the first hash[b.id] = x -- by doing
this you reset hash[b.id] to 0.
You have probably ment x = hash[b.id]; x = x + 1; hash[b.id] = x.

Anyway, Ezra has already provided you with a fix.


Regards,
Rimantas
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