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Start your free trialAlphonse Cuccurullo
2,513 PointsHaving problems adding to a array
The goal is to add to the array w however it is also suppose to calculate if it's a integer or string. Also having a problem shifting and keeping the loop going. Here is my syntax
array = [1,2,3,4,5] w = []
def iterate(name) if name.empty? || name.nil? puts"Sorry there is nothing in array." else name.each do |o| print o end end end
def add_to_array(arg)
puts"Type in something to add in this array."
name = gets.chomp
if name.is_a?(Integer)
arg.push(name.to_i)
puts"added number"
else
arg.push(name)
puts"Added string"
end
end
def shifter(par) puts"removed one" par.shift puts "Would you like to remove another?(YES?NO)" h = gets.chomp i = 0 while h == "yes" par.shift if h == "no" break end end end
iterate(array) iterate(w)
add_to_array(w)
puts"add another"
add_to_array(w) puts print w
add_to_array(w)
print w
shifter(w)
print w
1 Answer
Ethan Weeks
15,352 PointsLet me know if this helps.
array = [1,2,3,4,5]
w = []
# Added my own is_number? method because 'gets.chomp' or just 'gets' method will always return a string
# with is_number? method we are checking if the characters inside the string are numbers
# if true then we will convert it to an integer and push it on the array
class String
def is_number?
true if Float(self) rescue false
end
end
def iterate(name)
if name.empty? || name.nil?
puts"Sorry there is nothing in array."
else
name.each { |o| print "#{o} \n" }
end
end
def add_to_array(arg)
puts"Type in something to add in this array."
name = gets.chomp
if name.is_number?
arg.push(name.to_i)
puts"added number"
else
arg.push(name)
puts"Added string"
end
end
def shifter(par)
par.shift
puts"removed one"
puts par
# This loop will always run once so the user will be asked if they want to delete another
# The loop will continue running and shifting the array until the user responds with 'NO' even if the array is empty
loop do
puts "Would you like to remove another?(YES?NO)"
h = gets.chomp
if h == "NO"
break
else
par.shift
end
end
end
iterate(array)
iterate(w)
add_to_array(w)
puts"add another"
add_to_array(w)
puts print w
add_to_array(w)
print w
shifter(w)
print w