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MacKenzie T. Stout
23,972 PointsBlock Method Practice: How do I add items to a new array?
I've used the select method but can't figure out how to add these items to a new array name "house"
array = ["Tree", "House"]
array.select { |item| item.length > 4 }
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherOk, a couple of things to note. The challenge asks you to set up a new variable named "house" then take the items greater in length than 4 and add them to the new array named house. We do this with the push method. Take a look at my code:
array = ["Tree", "House"]
house = array.select{ |item| item.length > 4}.push
I set up the new variable named house. Then I use the select method on the given array to select items whose length is greater than 4 then push them into my new array. Important to note that the original array remains unchanged.
MacKenzie T. Stout
23,972 PointsMacKenzie T. Stout
23,972 PointsThat makes sense. I tried to create a new array with house.new and couldn't get the syntax correct. I knew that the push method was part of the solution but couldn't find the answer. Thank you!!
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherJennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherYou're quite welcome! :)