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Asked: 2026-06-05T20:52:22+00:00

What is the difference between using MESSAGE and tags for the last string? user

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What is the difference between using MESSAGE and tags for the last string?

user = ARGV.first
prompt = '>  '

puts "Hi #{user}, im the #{$0} script."
puts "I'd like to ask you a few questions."
puts "Do you like me #{user}?"
print prompt
likes = STDIN.gets.chomp()

puts "Where do you live #{user}?"
print prompt
lives = STDIN.gets.chomp()

puts "What kind of computer do u have?"
print prompt
computer = STDIN.gets.chomp()

puts <<MESSAGE
"Alright, so you said #{likes} about liking me. You live in #{lives}. Not sure where it is.
And you have a #{computer} computer, which is nice." 
MESSAGE
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  1. Editorial Team

    What you see is something called here-docs. It’s a convenient way to have multiline strings without having to escape quotes. Besides this, they are just regular strings.

    Some editors may offer additional features. See my other answer about this.

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