suppose i have the following piece of code to read some data (input by
the user) following END
while line = DATA.gets
one_record = line.chomp!.split
do stuff
end
END
bought 2 widgets 17.99
sold 12 widgets 22.49
bought 11 things 12.99
sold 5 things 10.49
as you can see, there is a blank line ahead of the first line of data (i
don’t want that), and there may be one or more blank lines or lines
containing spaces after the data or even between the lines of data.
i can’t control what the user will do here, but i need to take it into
account. any suggestions on how to ensure that any line i read contains
the 4 desired fields and doesn’t contain anything else (even 4 blank
spaces like between the last bought and sold records)?
thanks
joe
Hi –
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Joseph Paish wrote:
END
don’t want that), and there may be one or more blank lines or lines
containing spaces after the data or even between the lines of data.
i can’t control what the user will do here, but i need to take it into
account. any suggestions on how to ensure that any line i read contains
the 4 desired fields and doesn’t contain anything else (even 4 blank
spaces like between the last bought and sold records)?
Here’s a nice way to avoid worrying about the spaces, though it may
run aground if you have lines that have non-spaces and are malformed:
require ‘scanf’
DATA.scanf(“%s%d%s%f”) do |action, num, item, price|
puts “#{action} #{num} #{item} at $#{price}, total $#{price * num}”
end
Output (with your sample):
bought 2 widgets at $17.99, total $35.98
sold 12 widgets at $22.49, total $269.88
bought 11 things at $12.99, total $142.89
sold 5 things at $10.49, total $52.45
David
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:20:46 +0900
[email protected] wrote:
end
sold 5 things 10.49
bought 2 widgets at $17.99, total $35.98
sold 12 widgets at $22.49, total $269.88
bought 11 things at $12.99, total $142.89
sold 5 things at $10.49, total $52.45
David
this is exactly what i needed.
thank you
joe
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On Sunday 23 April 2006 18:11, John Brookes wrote:
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:42:15 +0900
[email protected] wrote:
END
don’t want that), and there may be one or more blank lines or lines
require ‘scanf’
sold 5 things at $10.49, total $52.45
joe
Do be careful, though, if there’s a chance of a malformed line. scanf
will just stop. But if the data are as they should be it will work
nicely.
David
ok, thanks for the warning. malformed lines shouldn’t be an issue.
in any event, it looks like it’s time for some more reading (raise,
catch, throw, etc.) just to learn how to cover that possibility.
joe
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Hi –
On Mon, 24 Apr 2006, Joseph Paish wrote:
while line = DATA.gets
account. any suggestions on how to ensure that any line i read contains
end
this is exactly what i needed.
thank you
joe
Do be careful, though, if there’s a chance of a malformed line. scanf
will just stop. But if the data are as they should be it will work
nicely.
David
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Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypowerandlight.com)
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mailman-operated lists. Hope this helps,
Alex
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