Question

Here is my code:

@cmd == "exit"

when @cmd is a string variable “exit” it doesn’t return true. Any suggestions why?

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-Resolved

Error: Because @cmd was made by using ‘@cmd = gets’ it added ‘\n’ to @cmd. Thanks for your help!

Answer 1

@cmd must contain something other than exit. Is it possible that @cmd contains some kind of whitespace character like a newline or space? Perhaps try:

@cmd.chomp!
@cmd.strip!
@cmd == "exit"

If @cmd is being set from $stdin.readline, then it will likely have the newline character in it. Stripping and chomping will help eliminate uncertainty.