From: Isaac Toothyxdip <toothyxdip@...>
Date: 2008-02-21T07:36:05+09:00
Subject: Re: displaying user inputed arrays

The gets.chomp.split(" ") works for checking the amount of words but now 
for my code it doesnt return the words

places = ['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth']
puts 'Please enter 5 words on the same line with spaces then press 
enter:'

answered = false
while not answered
input_words = gets.chomp.split(" ")
  if input_words.length > 5
    puts "Please type in FIVE words no more: "
  else
    answered = true
  end
end

input_words.each_with_index do |word, i|
  puts "To view a word you picked type:\n 1: first word\n 2: second 
word\n 3: third word\n 4: fourth word\n 5: fifth word"
  answered = false
  while not answered
  num_answer = gets.chomp
    case num_answer[0]
      when '1'[0]
        i = 0
        answered = true
      when '2'[0]
        i = 1
        answered = true
      when '3'[0]
        i = 2
        answered = true
      when '4'[0]
        i = 3
        answered = true
      when '5'[0]
        i = 4
        answered = true
      else
        puts "Try again...enter a number 1 - 5 to see one of the words 
you typed"
    end
  end
  puts "The %s word you entered was %s" % [places[i], word[i]]
end

it just returns "The (place) word you entered was" and thats it
i think its because now that its not in the brackets that when i do 
word[i] its not returning the array word[whatever]
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