Ruby Ruby Basics Ruby Syntax Method Arguments

Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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Posted by Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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def say(text) puts text+"Ruby" end say("Hello...") Not sure what I am doing wrong? It works in the console?

It's saying I need a parameter? isnt that what text is fulfilling?

say.rb 
def say(text)
  puts text+"Ruby"
end

say("Hello...")

3 Answers

Clayton Perszyk
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Clayton Perszyk
Clayton Perszyk
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Hey Ian,

You just puts text in the method:

def say(text)
  puts text
end

say("Ruby")
Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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Just got it, before seeing this. Yay! Exciting. Thanks for helping me Clayton!

Clayton Perszyk
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Clayton Perszyk
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you only need to puts text, and pass in "Ruby" as the argument

Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
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Sorry still trying to wrap my head around it... so perhaps something like this ...

def say(text) text = "hello, Ruby" end

print say