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

Posted by Marguerite Holden
Marguerite Holden
6,075 Points

Don't get what its asking for.

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.

contact.rb 
contact_list = []

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

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

You weren't supposed to make a brand-new line of code, but to edit the second line of code.

Also, you are assigning the key name to the actual string gets_name(), not the return value of gets_name.

You are very close, though.

Try this:

contact.rb 
contact_list = []
contact = {"name" => gets_name(), "phone_number" => "" }

Good luck! ~alex

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points
Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

OK, so you almost got it right. This:

contact = {"name" => "gets_name()"}

is wrong for two reasons: 1) you wrote the name of the method as a strong - just get rid of the quotes an leave "name" => "gets_name()". Second thing - you did this in a new line - do it in the line that the challenge already gave you.

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Lol answered at about the same time

Marguerite Holden
Marguerite Holden
6,075 Points

Thx, very helpful!