Ruby Task

• 5th May, 2022
• 16:42 PM

# Display the prompt and return the read string
def read_string prompt
    puts prompt
    value = gets.chomp
end

# Display the prompt and return the read float
def read_float prompt
    value = read_string(prompt)
    value.to_f
end

# Display the prompt and return the read integer
def read_integer prompt
    value = read_string(prompt)
    value.to_i
end

# Read an integer between min and max, prompting with the string provided

def read_integer_in_range(prompt, min, max)
    value = read_integer(prompt)
    while (value < min or value > max)
        puts "Please enter a value between " + min.to_s + " and " + max.to_s + ": "
        value = read_integer(prompt);
    end
    value
end

# Display the prompt and return the read Boolean

def read_boolean prompt
    value = read_string(prompt)
    case value
    when 'y', 'yes', 'Yes', 'YES'
        true
    else
        false
    end
end

# Test the functions above
=begin
def main
    puts "String entered is: " + read_string("Enter a String: ")
    puts "Boolean is: " + read_boolean("Enter yes or no:").to_s
    puts "Float is: " + read_float("Enter a floating point number: ").to_s
    puts "Integer is: " + read_integer_in_range("Enter an integer between 3 and 6: ", 3, 6).to_s
end

main
=end