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Ruby Ruby Collections Build a Grocery List Program Create a Method That Returns a Hash

Sharon Eller
Sharon Eller
3,090 Points
Posted by Sharon Eller
Sharon Eller
3,090 Points

Create a method named "create_shopping_list" that returns a hash

I'm pretty sure this code is correct. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

shopping_list.rb 
def create_shopping_list
  hash = {"name" => name }
  return hash
end

2 Answers

Geoff Parsons
Geoff Parsons
11,679 Points

The value of name is looking for a variable called name. You'll need to have the value side of the arrow be a String literal with your name in it for instance.

def create_shopping_list
  hash = {"name" => "Sharon" }
  return hash
end
Sharon Eller
Sharon Eller
3,090 Points
Sharon Eller
Sharon Eller
3,090 Points

Thanks, Geoff! Its always the obvious that stumps me.