24 lines
571 B
Ruby
24 lines
571 B
Ruby
def select(prompt, items)
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return "" if items.empty?
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loop do
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items.each_index {|i| puts "#{i}. #{items[i]}"}
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print "#{prompt}: "
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begin
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answer = Integer(gets)
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rescue ArgumentError
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redo
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end
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return items[answer] if (0...items.length).cover?(answer)
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end
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end
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# test empty list
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response = select("Which is empty", [])
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puts "empty list returns: >#{response}<"
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puts
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# "real" test
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items = ['fee fie', 'huff and puff', 'mirror mirror', 'tick tock']
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response = select("Which is from the three pigs", items)
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puts "you chose: >#{response}<"
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