From: Damjan Rems Date: 2010-08-08T17:41:52+09:00 Subject: Re: Loops longest = '' loop do puts "Type a word ( or goodbye to quit):" $_ = gets.chomp break if $_ == "goodbye" longest = $_ if $_.size > longest.size end p "Longest is #(longest)" -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.