From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-05-15T07:53:35+09:00
Subject: Re: begining programmer questions


On May 14, 2006, at 6:46 PM, corey konrad wrote:

> Michael Gorsuch wrote:
>> Just to be clear, will you please send your current source.  I'd  
>> be glad
>> to
>> look at it.
>
>
> this is it:
>
> def input
>   puts "Enter some info"
>   info = []
>   info = gets.chomp
> while info != "exit"
> info = gets.chomp
> end
> info.sort
> puts "#{info}"
> end
>
>
>
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>

Oh boy.

info = [] # an array
info = gets.chomp # info is now a string, you've lost anything that  
was in info
while info != "exit" # ok...
info = gets.chomp # you're not adding to the back of the array,  
you're changing the meaning of info to another string.
end
info.sort # This will give back an array of sorted strings, broken on  
newlines in info. There won't be any newlines in info. Also you  
probably meant sort!
puts "#{info}" # will always print exit