Collect index from Array/String Matchdata

If you want to get each character's index as a hash, this would work:

b = %w(A B A A C C B D A D)

h = {}
b.each_with_index { |e, i|
  h[e] ||= []
  h[e] << i
}
h
#=> {"A"=>[0, 2, 3, 8], "B"=>[1, 6], "C"=>[4, 5], "D"=>[7, 9]}

Or as a "one-liner":

b.each_with_object({}).with_index { |(e, h), i| (h[e] ||= []) << i }
#=> {"A"=>[0, 2, 3, 8], "B"=>[1, 6], "C"=>[4, 5], "D"=>[7, 9]}