From: Tanushree Bhoi <tanushree.bhoi@...>
Date: 2006-06-15T22:06:38+09:00
Subject: Re: A very basic question.

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Thanks Joey for your reply.
But when i am writting like this in my ruby irb.
scanf("%d %s")
its not responding.For require 'scanf' its giving 'true'.
I am using ruby 184-16.


Thanks

Tanushree



On 6/15/06, Joey <rubytalk@eachmapinject.com> wrote:
>
> irb>
> irb(main):001:0> require 'scanf'
> => true
> irb(main):004:0> scanf("%d %s")
> 1 lemon
> => [1, "lemon"]
>
> On 6/15/06, Tanushree Bhoi <tanushree.bhoi@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Dick.
> >
> > On 6/15/06, Dick Davies <rasputnik@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > On 15/06/06, Tanushree Bhoi <tanushree.bhoi@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > What is the syntax(function) for taking user input(numbers not
> strings
> > )
> > > in
> > > > ruby.
> > >
> > > gets() returns Strings because that's how console i/o works,
> > > but you can convert that to an number with String#to_i .
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
> > > http://number9.hellooperator.net/
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> >>
>
>

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