From: Chris Thiel <ccthiel@...>
Date: 2007-07-27T09:10:56+09:00
Subject: Re: beginner Q.

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On 7/26/07, jpywtora@calpoly.edu <jpywtora@calpoly.edu> wrote:
>
> I don't know about hh's implementation but how about
>
> irb(main):003:0> print "foo:"; gets().split
> foo:this is a test
> => ["this", "is", "a", "test"]
>
> Also, look at highline at http://highline.rubyforge.org/
> --
> Johnny P
>
> --- Original Message ---
> > So, when i first started to learn ruby *about a week or two
> > ago*, my
> > cousin *who showed me ruby* had me start on a program called
> > hackety-hack, which is i type of tutorial thing, it kind of
> > gives
> > programs a sort of gui also. But i have noticed you cant do
> > some of the
> > same commands as on the irb main. In hackety-hack there was
> > an
> > *ask* command, so you could do things like
> > var = ask("how old are you")...
> >
> > Im wondering if/ or what is the acctual *ask* command?? Because
> > im
> > trying to write a program for my dad *a chef* which vendors
> > have the
> > cheapest prices, and its getting annoying writing out all their
> > prices
> > into 2 different arrays. it would be nice if it could be like
> > Array_1 = ask("put in the 1st vendors prices)
> > Array_2 = ask("put in 2nd vendors prices) *and then i could
> > go on and
> > subtract the two arrays*
> >
> > Sorry if this is a totaly idiotic question :(!?
> > Much thanx for anyones help!
> > --
> > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> >



To clarify:
irb(main):006:0> def ask(question)
irb(main):007:1> puts "#{question}:\n"
irb(main):008:1> gets.split
irb(main):009:1> end
=> nil
irb(main):010:0> answer = ask("Enter 1st vendor's prices")
Enter 1st vendor's prices:
$1 $2 $3 $4
=> ["$1", "$2", "$3", "$4"]
irb(main):011:0> answer
=> ["$1", "$2", "$3", "$4"]
irb(main):012:0>


Although I'd have to point out that 'ask' is an awful name for a method.

Chris

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