Get user's input and process it, ignoring comments and exiting when the user enters the word "quit" : gets « Development « Ruby






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Get user's input and process it, ignoring comments and exiting when the user enters the word "quit"


while line=gets.chomp do  # Loop, asking the user for input each time
  case line
  when /^\s*#/            
      next                
  when /^quit$/i          
    break                 
  else                    
    puts line.reverse     
  end
end








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