# Help ruby noob write a hitEnterToContinue() method

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-noob-write-a-hitentertocontinue-method/109467>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 15, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-noob-write-a-hitentertocontinue-method/109467 "2007-07-15T13:40:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/drlelon)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 1:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-noob-write-a-hitentertocontinue-method/109467/1 "2007-07-15T13:40:57Z")

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i = 0  
@doc.traverse\_text { |text|  
puts "#{i}: " + text.to\_s.strip + “\n”  
i += 1  
}

def hit\_enter\_to\_continue  
gets s  
chomp  
if( $\_ == “x”)  
break  
end  
end

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**Author:** ![drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@drlelon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/drlelon)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-noob-write-a-hitentertocontinue-method/109467/2 "2007-07-15T13:50:35Z")

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On Jul 15, 2007, at 07:40 , David Lam wrote:

> def hit\_enter\_to\_continue  
> gets s  
> chomp  
> if( $\_ == “x”)  
> break  
> end  
> end

Try using getch.