From: markonlinux@...
Date: 2008-02-25T13:09:57+09:00
Subject: Re: each_byte question

Hi Luis,

On Feb 25, 2:32 pm, Luis Mcdoguall <lmcdoug...@cs.uri.edu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to Ruby(v 1.8.6),
> I will like to know if is possible to
> use multiple lines on a block for the each_byte method on strings.
>
> Something like:
>
> coset=9
> i=0
>
> message =
> "adsfasdfakjhkjhowerjkbvmzbcnvkfhoeiwrukfhzadsfhhfalkhweryiuwyoyqbvbv"
>
> message.each_byte do |letter|
>   i=+1

i=0
puts i  # => 0
i+=1
puts i	# => 1
i+=1
puts i  # => 2
i=+1
puts i  # => 1
i=+5
puts i  # => 5

i will always be 1 (ie i = +1)
you want i+=1

>   if i == coset
>     puts
>   else
>     print letter
>   end
> end
> this code will yield : syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting kEND
> Any explanation will be appreciated.
> Thanks
> -L
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.


cheers,


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Mark