case statement ranges

[gabordemeter]

I have the following in my controller:

  def color_coding(value = nil)
    case value
      when 101..1000000000
        "busy_11"

      when 91..100
        "busy_10"

      when 81..90
        "busy_9"

      when 71..80
        "busy_8"

      when 61..70
        "busy_7"

      when 51..60
        "busy_6"

      when 41..50
        "busy_5"

      when 31..40
        "busy_4"

      when 21..30
        "busy_3"

      when 11..20
        "busy_2"

      when 1..10
        "busy_1"

      else
        "no_class"
    end
  end

Two questions:

1) when 101..1000000000
           "busy_11"

is obviously an ugly hack. What I want is: output "busy_11" if value
is 101 or higher. Not sure how I should write this in ruby.

2) when 91..100
        "busy_10"

What I want is: output "busy_10" when value is >= 91 and <= 100. Not
sure if it should be 91..100 or 91...100 or some other syntax.

Tried to google this but couldn't find a tutorial that covers the
above fully. Thanks in advance!

Best,

Gabor

[Tyler_MacDonald]

def color_coding(value = nil)
  if value && value > 0
    if value > 100
      "busy_11"
    else
      "busy_" + ((value/10)+1).to_s
    end
  end
end

  Cheers,
    Tyler

[gabordemeter]

Thanks guys! Great stuff!

But one question still remains:

what does 91..100 (two dots between the two numbers) mean, and what
does 91...100 (three dots between the two numbers) mean in Ruby?

Best,

Gabor

[rab (Rob Biedenharn)]

def color_coding(value = nil)
  if value && value > 0
    if value > 100
      "busy_11"
    else
      "busy_" + ((value/10)+1).to_s
    end
  end
end

  Cheers,
    Tyler

I have the following in my controller:

  def color_coding(value = nil)
    case value
      when 101..1000000000
        "busy_11"

      when 91..100
        "busy_10"

      when 81..90
        "busy_9"

      when 71..80
        "busy_8"

      when 61..70
        "busy_7"

      when 51..60
        "busy_6"

      when 41..50
        "busy_5"

      when 31..40
        "busy_4"

      when 21..30
        "busy_3"

      when 11..20
        "busy_2"

      when 1..10
        "busy_1"

      else
        "no_class"
    end
  end

Two questions:

1) when 101..1000000000
           "busy_11"

is obviously an ugly hack. What I want is: output "busy_11" if value
is 101 or higher. Not sure how I should write this in ruby.

when nil, 0
   "no_class"
else
   "busy_11"

I'm guessing what you might want for value==0

2) when 91..100
        "busy_10"

What I want is: output "busy_10" when value is >= 91 and <= 100. Not
sure if it should be 91..100 or 91...100 or some other syntax.

Tried to google this but couldn't find a tutorial that covers the
above fully. Thanks in advance!

Best,

Gabor

91..100 === x will test (91 <= x && x <= 100)

91...100 === x (three dot range excludes end) will test (91 <= x && x < 100)

What should color_coding(100.5) give?

-Rob

Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com
Rob@AgileConsultingLLC.com

[David_A_Black1 (David A. Black)]

Hi --

[Philip_Hallstrom1 (Philip Hallstrom)]

How about this (untested) instead...

def color_coding(value = nil)
   if value >= 101
     "busy_11"
   elsif value <= 0 || value.nil?
     "no_class"
   else
     "busy_" + (value/10.0).ceil.to_s
   end
end

Would be a lot shorter...

[Philip_Hallstrom1 (Philip Hallstrom)]

But one question still remains:

what does 91..100 (two dots between the two numbers) mean, and what
does 91...100 (three dots between the two numbers) mean in Ruby?

The .. is inclusive; the ... is exclusive.

Best analogy I've heard is that that extra dot pushes the last number off the cliff where cliff is your range.

That's the only way I can remember it