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Ron Chan
10,987 PointsCode challenge 1 of 3
The question asked to:
"Assign the value of the key name to the return value of the method get_name() in the contact hash. Assume that get_name() returns a string."
So contact is a hash given by: contact = {"name" => "", "phone_number" => "" }
The return value of the method get_name() should return the value of the key "name" in the "contact" hash. So I did this:
def get_name return contact["name"] end
Which is the most literal answer to what was asked.
I am guessing I did not understand the question correctly or I have given an answer out of context since it is the first question out of 3. Can anyone who has completed the challenge explain what I should have done?
1 Answer
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsThe get_name method is already defined somewhere, you just want to use it and assign its return value to the hash's name key:
contact['name'] = get_name()
Ron Chan
10,987 PointsRon Chan
10,987 PointsThanks Maciej, I appreciate it. One more question: You can tell that just from this error message?
The
contact['name']hash key did not have the value of theget_name()method.Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsMaciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsWell, yes, but I can also tell it from the question they asked ;). I'm used to these form of questions. It gets easier when you see enough of them.