From: Thufir <hawat.thufir@...>
Date: 2007-11-04T04:45:02+09:00
Subject: Re: dragons and factorials (keyboard input)

I googled, didn't find the answer, posted, googled more, found the
answer:

C:\code>
C:\code>
C:\code>
C:\code>
C:\code>type makeDragon.rb
require 'Dragon'
require 'factorial'

aDragon = Dragon.new

aDragon.toString

number=0
print "\n\n\nthe Dragon will calculate a factorial now."
puts "\nenter an integer    "
#number=gets
number = gets.chomp.to_i

# print "\n\n\n" + number + "\n\n"

answer=fact(number)
print "Dragon replies\n\n"
print answer
#print fact(number)
C:\code>
C:\code>makeDragon.rb



This Dragon
-------------------
Life:           1340
Strength:       451
Charisma:       1020
Weapon:         939






the Dragon will calculate a factorial now.
enter an integer
11
Dragon replies

39916800
C:\code>




A bit chagrined,

Thufir





ps:  I'm thinking about class, inheritance and so forth.  I'm going to
review another thread where I was asking about the ruby equivalent to
"static class methods" for, specifically, the factorial which I want
ensure cannot be instantiated.  I know it's an object, because
everything's an object in Ruby, but have to think about that one.

I think I also want to make some private methods, and a friend was
suggesting to insert some error if the Dragon has low intelligence!  :)