I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:
if a==0
1
else
2
end
Thanks for the help!
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a==0?1:2
Kirk Haines
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
end
a==0?1:2
James Edward Gray II
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On Oct 11, 2006, at 10:54 AM, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
end
Hi --
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
end
The smallest I can think of is:
a==0?1:2
David
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
enda==0?1:2
Kirk Haines
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
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Hi --
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
endThe smallest I can think of is:
a==0?1:2
if a will only have values 0 or 1 you could use
2**a
if a is always positive you could use
>0?2:1
cheers.
-a
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
Hi --
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
endThe smallest I can think of is:
a==0?1:2
if a will only have values 0 or 1 you could use
2**a
if a is always positive you could use
>0?2:1
And if a is always 0 you could use:
1
Sorry, couldn't resist 
David
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Author of "Ruby for Rails" [1] | Ruby/Rails training & consultancy [3]
DABlog (DAB's Weblog) [2] | Co-director, Ruby Central, Inc. [4]
[1] Ruby for Rails | [3] http://www.rubypowerandlight.com
[2] http://dablog.rubypal.com | [4] http://www.rubycentral.org
In that case:
a+1
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ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
Hi --
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
endThe smallest I can think of is:
a==0?1:2
if a will only have values 0 or 1 you could use
2**a
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or for positive integers
2-0**a
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
> Hi --
>
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
>
>> I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
>> shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:
>>
>> if a==0
>> 1
>> else
>> 2
>> end
>
> The smallest I can think of is:
>
> a==0?1:2
>if a is always positive you could use
>0?2:1
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touche techer, touche.
-a
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Joel VanderWerf wrote:
ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
Hi --
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006, Drew Olson wrote:
I'm working on my codegolfing skills and was wondering, what is the
shortest possible way to write the following in ruby:if a==0
1
else
2
endThe smallest I can think of is:
a==0?1:2
if a will only have values 0 or 1 you could use
2**a
In that case:
a+1
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Relm wrote:
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On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
>> 1
>0?2:1
or for positive integers
2-0**a
Very useful
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