Using the following code in Ruby:
if (tickFormat.length > 12 && tickFormat.length < 24)
i = 1
while(i < tickFormat.length) do
if (i%2 != 0)
tickFormat.at(i)[1] = ''
end
i++
end
end
I get an "unexpected keyword_end" for the 2nd "end" statement. If I remove the while loop the code runs without error. Any ideas?
Try this:
if (tickFormat.length > 12 && tickFormat.length < 24)
i = 1
while(i < tickFormat.length) do
if (i%2 != 0)
tickFormat.at(i)[1] = ''
end
i += 1
end
end
The i++ syntax doesn't work in Ruby
You're obviously from the C corner so some additional info from my side:
First I would like to quote Alexey Anufriyev
I think you should use naming convention adopted by your platform. underscore_case will look weird in C# code, as camelCase in Ruby =)
So you should consider using underscore notation.
Also you're code is pretty C style. This is a bit more ruby like (though it is a matter of taste whether you write short statements in the same line or not):
if tick_format.length === (13..23)
tick_format.each_with_index do |tf, i|
tf[1] = '' if i.odd?
end
end
# if you use active support's core extensions (which is recommended imho)
# you can rewrite line 1 as:
if tick_format.length.in? 13..23
Ruby has too much sugar to code it C-style :)
Try something like
if tickFormat.length.between?(13,23)
(1..tickFormat.length).step(2) do |i|
tickFormat.at(i)[1] = ''
end
end
You want to use i+=1 to increment.
if tickFormat.length > 12 && tickFormat.length < 24
i = 1
while i < tickFormat.length do
if (i%2 != 0)
tickFormat.at(i)[1] = ''
end
i+=1
end
end
The only thing wrong is the i++. I might suggest migrating the style a bit from C-like to canonical-Ruby, but that's just a personal choice...
if (13..23) === tickFormat.length
i = 1
while i < tickFormat.length
if i % 2 != 0
tickFormat.at(i)[1] = ''
end
i += 1
end
end
i++in Ruby.