From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-03-16T06:45:13+09:00
Subject: Re: chomp

On 15.03.2007 22:26, Corey Konrad wrote:
> Nexos wrote:
>> On Mar 15, 9:15 pm, Corey Konrad <0...@hush.com> wrote:
>>> but according to the author that isnt supposed to work, am i missing
>>> something or is the author incorrect?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> --
>>> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>>
>> "chomp" can be used on *any* string.
>>
>> If used without a target object, the $_ variable is used.
>> In your particular case, $_ is filled by the call to "gets".
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Fr�d�ric Delanoy
> 
> 
> The author of the book emplains that in order to make chomp work with a 
> variable the way i did i would have to do it like this
> 
> print "Please enter the temperature: "
> temp = gets
> $_ = temp
> chomp
> temp = $_
> puts "The temperature is #{temp}."
> 
> i just dont understand why the author would make things so convoluted 
> like that.

I don't either.  Sounds strange.  Btw, you can even do

print "Please enter the temperature: "
puts "The temperature is #{gets.chomp}."

Kind regards

	robert