From: "Damián M. González" <lists@...>
Date: 2012-10-10T22:46:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Simulation of a dictionary

Hi Joao, firs of all, it's not necessary put .to_s() in w, since gets()
means "get string", so everything inputted for the user will be a
string. Second, I recommend you .downcase() the w variable, because the
user may input "CAT", if you will have personal nouns in the dictionary
you'll have to do something like the next showed. I also though a way to
find which is the closest word to what is tipped. Take a look, I tested
it a bit and worked.

#encoding: utf-8

words={
"computer" => "an electronic device ...",
"cat" => "a small domesticated carnivorous ...",
"home" => "the place where one lives permanently ...",
"dog" => "a domesticated carnivorous mammal ... "
}

loop do

print "Enter word to search: "
w=gets.strip

#you can tipe 'exit' to go out
if w == 'exit' then exit end

  resultado = \
  if words.has_key?(w) then words[w]
  elsif words.has_key?(w.downcase) then words[w]
  elsif words.has_key?(w.downcase.capitalize) then words[w]
  else nil end


  unless resultado
        words[w] = "erase after.."
  place = nil
  words_in_array = words.sort
  words_in_array.each_with_index do |value, index|
    if value[0] == w then place = index end
    break if place != nil
  end
  possible_words = [words_in_array[place.-(1)][0], \
  words_in_array[place.+(1)][0]]
  resultado = \
  "The word doesn't match, meaby did you mean: #{possible_words.join('
or ')}. Try again"
  words.delete(w)
  end

  puts resultado

end

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