From: fedzor <fedzor@...>
Date: 2008-06-17T09:39:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about Ruby syntax

As you accurately spotted, it's with your if-statements.

On Jun 16, 2008, at 8:15 PM, Chance Dinkins wrote:
> def parse_Requests(requests)
>   output = Array.new
>   requests.each{|item|
>     if(FileTest.exist?(item))
Starts an if
>       if FileTest.directory?(item)?output << parse_Dir(item) :  
> output <<
> parse_File(item)
Starts an If
>     else
>       output << parse_error(item)
>     end
Ends an if
>   }
> end

with this line here:
>       if FileTest.directory?(item)?output << parse_Dir(item) :  
> output <<
> parse_File(item)

You are trying to do a ternary operator. however, you are starting it  
with an if!
Try this:

FileTest.directory?(item) ? output << parse_Dir(item) : output <<  
parse_File(item)


Feel free to put in spaces (the code looked convoluted, at least to  
me), and you don't need all those parenthesis!

Lose the shoes, and try on some (ruby) slippers!

ari
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