control flow - Test for repeated gets.chomp input in Ruby -

i working in ruby, , trying test user's input (the variable kid) being same 3 times.

i want method speak called on endlessly until user enters "bye" 3 separate times when asked 3 separate questions.

right now, if user inputs "bye" 1 question entire conversation between terminal , user ends.

is there way have program test "bye" being said 3 times, , once said 3 separate times, have conversation end?

kid = gets.chomp     unless kid == "bye"       speak   end 

i don't know if there simple solution or complex one, answers help.

you need keep track of how many times user has input "bye". when number reaches 3 exit:

 byecount = 0  while kid = gets.chomp  case kid        when "bye"     #increase count of bye       byecount +=1     puts byecount     break if byecount == 3   else     #reset our count     byecount = 0     speak   end end 

the code resets 0 on non "bye" answer.

i find case statement handy in situations when dealing different user input, coupled regular expressions.