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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Methods Method Returns: Part 1

Kody Dibble
Kody Dibble
2,554 Points
Posted by Kody Dibble
Kody Dibble
2,554 Points

Creating Ruby Methods...Confusion.

I cannot for the live of me figure out this code!! Thanks in advanced.

method.rb 
def add(1, 2)
  puts a + b
end

2 Answers

Richard Barkinskiy
Richard Barkinskiy
10,663 Points
Richard Barkinskiy
Richard Barkinskiy
10,663 Points

You're getting close, instead of including "1,2" as a parameter, you need to include placeholder variables like so:

def add(a,b)
  return a + b
end
Luke Buśk
Luke Buśk
21,598 Points
Luke Buśk
Luke Buśk
21,598 Points

Just like Richard said, You include placeholder variables "a" and "b" as a parameter. Then You go deep into the method and tell it what it should do, in this example add "a + b". You are declaring a method so You can call it later with any parameters You wish (2,4) or (11,14) etc.