Why doesn't case work with user input if the same number is on the when statement? | Sololearn: Learn to code for FREE!
New course! Every coder should learn Generative AI!
Try a free lesson
+ 3

Why doesn't case work with user input if the same number is on the when statement?

I tried to put user input with a case statement woth x = gets and put x next to case uet when I put 5, it didn't output child. https://code.sololearn.com/cWbybdS6U8f1/?ref=app

10th Jun 2017, 11:41 AM
Damere
Damere - avatar
1 Answer
+ 11
"x = gets" means x will be a string. Replace it with "x = gets.to_i" so that x will be an integer. x = gets.to_i case x when 1, 2, 3 puts "Little baby" when 4, 5 puts "Child" end Above code works.
10th Jun 2017, 1:39 PM
Krishna Teja Yeluripati
Krishna Teja Yeluripati - avatar