Fixnum problem plz help

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hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me

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Thats the character "2" (not the number) repeated 365 times. you
probably want years = ask("").to_i

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On [Wed, 04.03.2009 06:28], Guy Dols wrote:

hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me

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Guy Dols wrote:

hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me
  

Please paste your ask() Method. That appears to be where the problem is.

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Guy Dols <guy_dols@hotmail.com> writes:

hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730

I think you are lying. Twice.

First, the answer is probably not what you're telling but rather:

22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

Then it should NOT be 730, but what you get.

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,
you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me

Good for you!

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hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is

222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me

Ask is returning the string "2" instead of the number 2.
When you use the multiplication operator on a string, it creates a longer
string with that many copies of the string concatenated back to back, so
instead of multiplying the number 2 by 365 to give 730, you got a string
containing exactly 365 twos.

years=ask("").to_i

--Ken

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Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

Guy Dols <guy_dols@hotmail.com> writes:

hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730
    
I think you are lying. Twice.

First, the answer is probably not what you're telling but rather:

22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

Then it should NOT be 730, but what you get.

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.

Unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.

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In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,
you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me
    
Good for you!

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Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

Guy Dols <guy_dols@hotmail.com> writes:

hy

i am new to ruby i am trieng to get some skils but i have a problem when
i use a fixnum :

years = ask("")
days = years * 365
puts days

my answer is
222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

but i should be 730
    
I think you are lying. Twice.

First, the answer is probably not what you're telling but rather:

22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222

Then it should NOT be 730, but what you get.

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,
you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

i have an screenshot as an attachment plz help me
    
Good for you!

And for the benefits, such as they are, of strong typing, we get to a whole other level of detail to attend to. No thanks. Did that for a time with Pascal. I prefer the mindless grace of waterfowl.

t.

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Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,

Typo. Should be Commune Lisp.

you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

Commune Lisp:
  (* "2" 9)
  *** ERROR!!! ***

Awk:
  "2" * 9
  18

Ruby:
  "2" * 9
  "222222222"

Now, which is the lowest-level language?

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Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,
you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

This is nothing to do with "strongly typed". Ruby's concept of the
difference between a string and an integer is just as strict as LISP's.

Rather, Ruby provides semantics to the '*' operator/function for strings
which LISP doesn't.

You can get exactly the behaviour you desire by _removing_ some Ruby
functionality.

irb(main):001:0> String.class_eval { undef_method(:*) }
=> String
irb(main):002:0> "2" * 365
NoMethodError: undefined method `*' for "2":String
  from (irb):2

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What?? There are other languages than CL??? You must be kidding? I
warn you I might report you to the CL-ML.
Some things are just too serious to joke with!!

And BTW, seems you posted this by error to ruby talk, well I'm sure
that was just a stupid mistake you will take of correcting very soon.

Thank you in advance.

Cheers
Robert

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On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 10:43 PM, Pascal J. Bourguignon <pjb@informatimago.com> wrote:

language as Ruby.
In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,

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Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> writes:

Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,
you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

This is nothing to do with "strongly typed". Ruby's concept of the
difference between a string and an integer is just as strict as LISP's.

Rather, Ruby provides semantics to the '*' operator/function for strings
which LISP doesn't.

You can get exactly the behaviour you desire by _removing_ some Ruby
functionality.

irb(main):001:0> String.class_eval { undef_method(:*) }
=> String
irb(main):002:0> "2" * 365
NoMethodError: undefined method `*' for "2":String
  from (irb):2
  from :0

Right, it is too much overloading, not weak typing. Sorry for the confusion.

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C:
printf("%d\n",'2'*9);
450

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2009/3/4 William James <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com>:

Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.

In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,

Typo. Should be Commune Lisp.

you'd get an error:

C/USER[929]> (* "2" 365)

*** - *: "2" is not a number

Commune Lisp:
(* "2" 9)
*** ERROR!!! ***

Awk:
"2" * 9
18

Ruby:
"2" * 9
"222222222"

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I had to re-read the post to be sure it actually came from Pascal.
After all, there were no nested parens in the entire thing.

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On Mar 3, 3:49 pm, Michael Malone <michael.mal...@tait.co.nz> wrote:

Unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.

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But the nested parens occur in Lisp, right, Pascal is the thing with
":=" or am I confused here? (Maybe I should go to Delphi to seek some
guidance)

R.

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On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Yossef Mendelssohn <ymendel@pobox.com> wrote:

On Mar 3, 3:49 pm, Michael Malone <michael.mal...@tait.co.nz> wrote:

Unsuccessful troll is unsuccessful.

I had to re-read the post to be sure it actually came from Pascal.
After all, there were no nested parens in the entire thing.