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Ruby Ruby Loops Build a Simple Contact List Assigning Hash Values From Methods

Posted by Brenda Bouchard
Brenda Bouchard
5,028 Points

contact list challenge

I am confused. Please help.

contact.rb 
contact_list = []
def get_name
contact = {"name" => "", "phone_number" => "" }
  contact["name"]
  return name 
end
jordans
jordans
1,609 Points

Which task are you on?

2 Answers

Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Brenda,

You see we already have key ("name" and "phone_number") there but values of the method*(" ")* are missing. 

contact = {"name" => ".......", "phone_number" => "........" }

Here's simple to add value of the method get_name() first inside contact.

Example:

contact_list = []

contact = {"name" => get_name(), "phone_number" => "" }

Now next you have to add value of the method for phone number.

Hope that helps. ;)

Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points
Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points

contact_list = []

contact = {"name" => "", "phone_number" => "" }

contact["name"] = get_name()

Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points
Owen Tran
Owen Tran
6,822 Points

hash["key"] = value

where hash is contact, key is name, value is get_name()