Class: Object

Inherits:
BasicObject
Defined in:
lib/cool_extensions/object.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#fputs(string) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/cool_extensions/object.rb', line 2

def fputs(string)
  # move cursor to beginning of line
  cr = "\r"           

  # ANSI escape code to clear line from cursor to end of line
  # "\e" is an alternative to "\033"
  # cf. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code

  clear = "\e[0K"     

  # reset lines
  reset = cr + clear
  print "#{reset}#{string}"
  $stdout.flush
  
end