fixnum problem plz help

[Guy Dols]

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

 

[Michael Malone]

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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[Pascal J. Bourguignon]

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!

 

[Michael Malone]

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.

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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[Ken Bloom]

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

 

[Tom Cloyd]

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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[William James]

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?

 

[Brian Candler]

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

 

[Thomas Preymesser]

This is because for all we know, ask("") is returning "2" and 365
times "2" is a string containing 365 2s. =A0At least in such a inferior
language as Ruby.



In more strongly typed programming languages such as Common Lisp,

Typo. =A0Should be Commune Lisp.

you'd get an error:

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

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

Commune Lisp:
=A0(* "2" 9)
=A0*** ERROR!!! ***

Awk:
=A0"2" * 9
=A018

Ruby:
=A0"2" * 9
=A0"222222222"

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


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