From: Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@...>
Date: 2007-03-31T04:11:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie needs a pointer

dwyer@o2.ie wrote:
> Hi all, just started looking at Ruby in earnest today and my logic has failed me already. Can 
> someone provide some subtle hints are to where the following code needs attension. Its currently 
> stuck in a continuous loop, and 'q' doesnt exit the loop. 
> 
> #a continous loop until 'q' is press
> puts "Please enter your name?"
> name=gets
> while (name!='q')
> 	puts "welcome, #{name}Enter your name again:"
> 	name=gets
> 
> end

C:\WINDOWS\system32>irb
irb(main):001:0> name = gets
q
=> "q\n"
irb(main):002:0> name != 'q'
=> true
irb(main):003:0> quit

C:\WINDOWS\system32>ruby -v
ruby 1.8.5 (2006-12-25 patchlevel 12) [i386-mswin32]

Try name = gets.chomp!

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Phillip "CynicalRyan" Gawlowski
http://cynicalryan.110mb.com/

Eek! That was supposed to be My Special Law, _MY_ special law, I tell
you!

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