Programming Fundamentals/Conditions/Ruby
conditions.rb
edit# This program asks the user to select Fahrenheit or Celsius conversion
# and input a given temperature. Then the program converts the given
# temperature and displays the result.
#
# References:
# https://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html
# https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby_Programming
def get_choice()
puts "Enter F to convert to Fahrenheit or C to convert to Celsius:"
choice = gets.chomp
return choice
end
def get_temperature(label)
puts "Enter " + label + " temperature:"
temperature = gets.chomp.to_f
return temperature
end
def calculate_celsius(fahrenheit)
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9
return celsius
end
def calculate_fahrenheit(celsius)
fahrenheit = celsius * 9 / 5 + 32
return fahrenheit
end
def display_result(temperature, from, result, to)
puts (temperature).to_s + "° " + from + " is " + (result).to_s + "° " + to
end
def main()
# main could either be an if-else structure or a case-when structure
choice = get_choice()
# if-else approach
if choice == "C" || choice == "c"
temperature = get_temperature("Fahrenheit")
result = calculate_celsius(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Fahrenheit", result, "Celsius")
elsif choice == "F" || choice == "f"
temperature = get_temperature("Celsius")
result = calculate_fahrenheit(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Celsius", result, "Fahrenheit")
else
puts "You must enter C to convert to Celsius or F to convert to Fahrenheit!"
end
# case-when approach
case choice
when "C"
temperature = get_temperature("Fahrenheit")
result = calculate_celsius(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Fahrenheit", result, "Celsius")
when "c"
temperature = get_temperature("Fahrenheit")
result = calculate_celsius(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Fahrenheit", result, "Celsius")
when "F"
temperature = get_temperature("Celsius")
result = calculate_fahrenheit(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Celsius", result, "Fahrenheit")
when "f"
temperature = get_temperature("Celsius")
result = calculate_fahrenheit(temperature)
display_result(temperature, "Celsius", result, "Fahrenheit")
else
puts "You must enter C to convert to Celsius or F to convert to Fahrenheit!"
end
end
main()
Try It
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