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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Control Structures The Ruby Else Statement

Posted by Jasmine Frantz
Jasmine Frantz
8,299 Points

When I run the .rb file, I have to put a space before typing 'yes' to get the correct return. Is this some sort of bug?

print "Would you like to see your name backwards? (yes or no) " answer=gets.chomp.downcase

if answer == "yes" puts name.reverse else puts "Ok, maybe later." end

When I run the file on Console, I have to put a space before typing 'yes' to be able to get the correct return.

Also, why do I get a wrong return when I get rid of .chomp from the string? I thought the purpose of 'chomp' was to prevent line break of to remove white space. Why does it affect the return?

Francois van der Hoven
Francois van der Hoven
2,026 Points
Francois van der Hoven
Francois van der Hoven
2,026 Points

Hi Jasmine, you do not need to type a space before yes. Every character that you type in the console after `answer = gets.chomp.downcase is received and processed by gets. If you enter 'Yes', answer will contain 'Yes'; if you first type a space answer will contain ' Yes'. Notice the space at the end of (yes or no) ". This ensures that your response is positioned one character away from the question.