Correct way to populate an Array with a Range in Ruby

Question

I am working through a book which gives examples of Ranges being converted to equivalent arrays using their "to_a" methods When i run the code in irb I get the following warning ``` warning: default `to_a' will be obsolete ``` What is the the correct alternative to using to_a? are there alternate ways to populate an array with a Range?

Accepted Answer

You can create an array with a range using splat,

```
>> a=*(1..10)
=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
```

using `Kernel` `Array` method,

```
Array (1..10)
=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
```

or using to_a

```
(1..10).to_a
=> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
```

Correct way to populate an Array with a Range in Ruby

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