From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-01-23T17:00:13+09:00
Subject: Re: If-Then and "End"

On 23.01.2007 05:45, gwtmp01@mac.com wrote:
> 
> On Jan 22, 2007, at 11:32 PM, Sam C. wrote:
> 
>> I am making a program with various commands. One of them is "Exit" which
>> is supposed to exit the program. Here is my code:
>>
>> if uinput = "EXIT" then
>> end
>> end
>>
>> The problem is that the ruby compiler thinks that the first "end" is the
>> end to the If-Then statement, instead of the "end" that ends the
>> program. How do I work around this?
> 
> I think you are looking for 'exit' as the method to call to terminate a 
> program.
> Also you aren't doing a comparison in your if condition, you are doing 
> an assignment.
> So you want something like:
> 
> if uinput == "EXIT" then
>   exit
> else
>   # do something else
> end

Alternatively

exit if uinput == "EXIT"
...

	robert