From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2010-07-13T20:43:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Why do I get undefined method?


On Jul 13, 2010, at 6:16 AM, Abder-Rahman Ali wrote:

> Thanks for your replies. I changed the script to look as follows:
> http://pastie.org/private/qwcmcpdzvxybm52s3ywxqg
>
> But, I ALWAYS get "Out of range...". Why is that?
>
> Thanks.
>
> def what_were_you_doing_on (year)
>   if (2001..2006).include?(year)
>     puts "BSc"
>   elsif (2007..2009).include?(year)
>     puts "MSc"
>   else
>     puts "Out of range..."
>   end
> end
>
>   puts "Enter year "
>   year = gets
>   what_were_you_doing_on (year)

Because gets returns a string (which will still have a newline). So  
you're asking:
(2001..2006).include?("2003\n")

Try:  year = gets.to_i

-Rob

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