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Stdle #79 · comparisons · 2026-08-24

What does this Ruby snippet output?

A past puzzle — fully playable. 4 attempts, hints on wrong guesses.

vals = [1, "two", :three, 4.0]
vals.each do |v|
  case v
  in Integer => n
    puts "int:#{n}"
  in String => s
    puts "str:#{s}"
  in Symbol => sym
    puts "sym:#{sym}"
  in Float => f
    puts "float:#{f}"
  end
end
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