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Ruby

Peter Buckwalter
Peter Buckwalter
6,846 Points

Add to the beginning of a variable.

How do you add a string to the beginning of a variable?

"This is " += myvar.

In the video you only demonstrate adding the end.

myvar += " abc"

I noticed it doesn't work in reverse.

1 Answer

myVar = "cd" myVar = "ab" + myVar

Peter Buckwalter
Peter Buckwalter
6,846 Points

P.s. I am looking for an answer that uses abrieviated asignment operators "+=" etc.

Hey Peter! There are tons of ways you could do it, but none using the += operator. As a quick google serach would show: