From: Joey <rubytalk@...>
Date: 2006-05-16T16:44:39+09:00
Subject: Re: stack level too deep (SystemStackError)

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The last bit could be changed to:
print f.map{|x|x.is_a?(Array) ? "(#{x.join(" x ")})" : x}.join(" x ")

To add the correct brackets.

J`ey
http://www.eachmapinject.com

On 5/16/06, john s <allstar730@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> When writing a code to find the factor of a given number, i ran into the
> following error message:
>
> "factor.rb:48: parse error, unexpected kEND, expecting $"
>
>
> I was hoping someone could shed light on the problem. Heres the code:
>
> def isprime testNum
>                 testWith =3D 2
>                 run =3D 1
>                 while testNum > testWith and run =3D=3D 1
>                         prime =3D testNum % testWith
>                         if prime !=3D 0
>                                 testWith =3D testWith + 1
>                         else
>                                 run =3D 2
>                         end
>            end
>
>         if prime !=3D 0
>                 return true
>         else
>                 return false
>         end
> end
>
>
> def factor toFactor
>         factored =3D false
>         numbers =3D Array.new
>         numbers.push toFactor
>         testWith =3D 2
>         while factored =3D=3D false and numbers.last > testWith
>                 test =3D numbers.last
>                 isFactor =3D numbers.last%testWith
>                 if isFactor =3D=3D 0
>                         numbers.pop
>                         numbers.push(testWith)
>                         numbers.push(test/testWith)
>                         factored =3D true
>                 else
>                         testWith =3D testWith + 1
>                 end
>         end
>
>         eval =3D numbers.last
>                 if isprime(eval) =3D=3D false
>                         numbers.pop
>                         add =3D factor(eval)
>                         numbers.push(add)
>                 end
>         end
>
>         numbers
> end
>
>
> f =3D factor(100)
>
>
> puts f.join(' x ')
> _____________________________________________________________________
> Note: subsituting " eval =3D numbers.last" for "numbers.each do |eval|
> "avoids the error.
>
> Please Help!
>
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