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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Control Structures Elsif challenge

kevinthecoder
kevinthecoder
10,791 Points
Posted by kevinthecoder
kevinthecoder
10,791 Points

Elsif statement NOT working at all (it won't turn red when typing it); can't get to the next level because of this.

I need help please! Perhaps you need to reset my system/session/workspace etc. In both the workspace (as I follow along to Jason's video) as well as the Quiz/Challenge portion (task1), the Elseif statement is NOT turning red as I type it and therefore, it is not being executed correctly so that the program/exercise, as well as the Challenge Task, will work correctly. During Jason's exercise and as I type it in the workspace, saving it will NOT work. I am OK with not being able to properly execute the exercise but this is NOT OK for the Challenge portion where the Elseif statement NEEDS to work in order to get past the challenge and proceed with the next section.

I even tried logging out and back in and typed it over. Still doesn't work.

In other worlds, I'M COMPLETELY STUCK. PLEASE HELP. I cannot proceed AT ALL to the next section. Thanks!

ruby.rb 
car_speed = 55
speed_limit = 55

if car_speed < speed_limit
  too_fast = false
elseif
  car_speed = speed_limit
  going_speed_limit = true
else
  too_fast = true
end
kevinthecoder
kevinthecoder
10,791 Points
kevinthecoder
kevinthecoder
10,791 Points

I found the problem. I was typing 'Elseif' instead of 'Elsif' (sheepish grin). When creating the Ruby language, why didn't they just keep it as Elseif??? After all, you still have the valid Else command. I'm surprised they didn't change 'Else' to 'Els' . Sigh.

Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

While I can't answer you question as to why, I can sympathize with your frustration. JavaScript uses else if, Python uses elif, and of course Ruby's elsif. All I can say is that Ruby was created by Yukihiro Matsumoto a Japanese computer scientist. The phonics of an Asian language, like Japanese, make more sense when sounding it out as elsif.

1 Answer

Salman Akram
PLUS
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Kevin

You are almost right but just to have double equal beside elsif in second conditional statement.

car_speed = 55
speed_limit = 55

if car_speed < speed_limit
  too_fast = false
elsif car_speed == speed_limit
  going_speed_limit = true
else
  too_fast = true
end

See example @1:42