class Array

# File lib/random_methods.rb, line 47
def alt_scan(item) # test array for a substring, if string contains substring return the string
  self.each do |var|
    begin
      if var[item] then
        return var
      end
    rescue
      return nil
    end
  end
end

# File lib/random_methods.rb, line 59
def bool_scan(item)
  self.each do |var|
    begin
      if var == item then
        return true
      end
    rescue
      return false
    end
  end
end

# File lib/random_methods.rb, line 34
def print_all
  self.each do |item|
    print "#{item} "
  end
end

# File lib/random_methods.rb, line 29
def puts_all
  self.each do |item|
    puts item
  end
end

# File lib/random_methods.rb, line 39
def write_all(file)
  somefile = open(file, 'a')
  self.each do |item|
    somefile.puts(item)
  end
  somefile.close
end