Simple Constructs in Ruby

What have I found out so far?

• Definition of Ruby
• Ruby Windows Installer
• Interactive Ruby - Open a new DOS window and type irb --simple-prompt A prompt appears as >>
• Run a Ruby program by typing ruby hello.rb
• Learnt some features of Ruby like comments, naming rules, variables, constants, strings etc.
• Various Text Editors/IDEs like SciTE, NotePad2

Today, we shall explore some simple constructs available in Ruby. The example below illustrates the if else construct.

# if else
var = 5
if var > 4
  puts "variable is greater than 4"
  puts "I can have multiple statements here"
  if var == 5
      puts "nested if else possible"
  else
      puts "too cool"
    end
else
    puts "variable is not greater than 5"
    puts "I can have multiple statements here"
end

Some common conditional operators are: ==, != >=, <=, >, <

Loops like the while are available. Again, the example below illustrates the same.

# Loops
var = 0
while var < 10
    puts var.to_s
  var += 1
end

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