DouglasAllen/non_array_method_sort.rb

## non_array_method_sort.rb
#!/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p125/bin/ruby
# a neat trick to block with.
=begin
[code ruby]
It never hurts to document your code
	vars
		a_word = "" # a nill string
		words = []  # an empty array for input and sorting
		words2 = [] # an empty array for output and sorting
		j = 0	    # inner iterater counter
		b=word = '' # was used but not now
		i = 0	    # outter iterator
[code]
=end

#~ puts "Type your word and then press <Enter>. When finished just press <Enter>."
puts "debug line 17 #{words = []}"
#~ a_word = ""

#~ while a_word != ""
  #~ a_word = gets.chomp
  #~ if a_word != ""
    #~ words.push a_word
    #~ i = i + 1
  #~ end
#~ end

#~ puts i # nill? okay, we're out of scope range.
#~ # what if i = nill?
#~ words = []
words = %w( ant bat cat dog about dot com ruby loops)
i = words.length
puts "debug line 33 #{i}"


words2 = []
puts "debug line 37 #{words}"

until i == words2.length


  a_word = words[0]
  @sort_index = 0
#=begin
# not yet working, why?
  for j in 0..i

	puts "debug line 48 #{words[j]}"
	puts "debug line 49 #{a_word}"

	if a_word > words[j] # compare the two words
		a_word = words[j]
		@a_index = j
		puts "debug line 54 #{@sort_index}"
	end

  end
#=end
  puts "debug line 59 #{@sort_index}"
  words2.push a_word # push smallest word onto new array
  words.delete_at(@sort_index) # delete the lowest element in the original array
end

puts "debug line 64 #{words2}"

=begin
this is my test run
kb9agt@mepis1:~/Documents$ ./ok_scope
debug line 17 []
debug line 33 7
debug line 37 ["ant", "bat", "cat", "dog", "about", "dot", "com"]
debug line 48 ant
debug line 49 ant
debug line 48 bat
debug line 49 ant
debug line 48 cat
debug line 49 ant
debug line 48 dog
debug line 49 ant
debug line 48 about
debug line 49 ant
debug line 54 0
debug line 48 dot
debug line 49 about
debug line 48 com
debug line 49 about
debug line 48
debug line 49 about
./ok_scope:51:in `>': comparison of String with nil failed (ArgumentError)
        from ./ok_scope:51:in `block in <main>'
        from ./ok_scope:46:in `each'
        from ./ok_scope:46:in `<main>'
kb9agt@mepis1:~/Documents$


=end
	#!/usr/local/rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p125/bin/ruby
	# a neat trick to block with.
	=begin
	[code ruby]
	It never hurts to document your code
	vars
	a_word = "" # a nill string
	words = [] # an empty array for input and sorting
	words2 = [] # an empty array for output and sorting
	j = 0 # inner iterater counter
	b=word = '' # was used but not now
	i = 0 # outter iterator
	[code]
	=end

	#~ puts "Type your word and then press <Enter>. When finished just press <Enter>."
	puts "debug line 17 #{words = []}"
	#~ a_word = ""

	#~ while a_word != ""
	#~ a_word = gets.chomp
	#~ if a_word != ""
	#~ words.push a_word
	#~ i = i + 1
	#~ end
	#~ end

	#~ puts i # nill? okay, we're out of scope range.
	#~ # what if i = nill?
	#~ words = []
	words = %w( ant bat cat dog about dot com ruby loops)
	i = words.length
	puts "debug line 33 #{i}"


	words2 = []
	puts "debug line 37 #{words}"

	until i == words2.length


	a_word = words[0]
	@sort_index = 0
	#=begin
	# not yet working, why?
	for j in 0..i

	puts "debug line 48 #{words[j]}"
	puts "debug line 49 #{a_word}"

	if a_word > words[j] # compare the two words
	a_word = words[j]
	@a_index = j
	puts "debug line 54 #{@sort_index}"
	end

	end
	#=end
	puts "debug line 59 #{@sort_index}"
	words2.push a_word # push smallest word onto new array
	words.delete_at(@sort_index) # delete the lowest element in the original array
	end

	puts "debug line 64 #{words2}"

	=begin
	this is my test run
	kb9agt@mepis1:~/Documents$ ./ok_scope
	debug line 17 []
	debug line 33 7
	debug line 37 ["ant", "bat", "cat", "dog", "about", "dot", "com"]
	debug line 48 ant
	debug line 49 ant
	debug line 48 bat
	debug line 49 ant
	debug line 48 cat
	debug line 49 ant
	debug line 48 dog
	debug line 49 ant
	debug line 48 about
	debug line 49 ant
	debug line 54 0
	debug line 48 dot
	debug line 49 about
	debug line 48 com
	debug line 49 about
	debug line 48
	debug line 49 about
	./ok_scope:51:in `>': comparison of String with nil failed (ArgumentError)
	from ./ok_scope:51:in `block in <main>'
	from ./ok_scope:46:in `each'
	from ./ok_scope:46:in `<main>'
	kb9agt@mepis1:~/Documents$


	=end