From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-06-17T09:59:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Question about Ruby syntax

From: fedzor [mailto:fedzor@gmail.com] 
# 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)

also the chevrons are leading to the output, so,

output << if(FileTest.exist?(item))
            FileTest.directory?(item) ?
              parse_Dir(item) : parse_File(item)
          else
            parse_error(item)
          end


kind regards -botp