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Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsError message
Hi. I've got as far as 3 minutes 30 seconds into the video. There seems to be a problem with my syntax.
class Name
attr_reader :title, :forename, :middle_name, :surname
def initialize(title, forename, middle_name, surname)
@title = title
@forename = forename
@middle_name = middle_name
@surname = surname
end
def title = (new_title)
@title = new_title
end
end
name = Name.new("Mr.", "Sean", "Michael", "Flanagan")
puts name.title + " " +
name.forename + " " +
name.middle_name + " " +
name.surname
puts "Title: #{name.title}"
name.title = "Dr."
puts "Title: #{name.title}"
Error:
name.rb:11: syntax error, unexpected '=', expecting ';' or '\n'
def title = (new_title)
^
name.rb:15: syntax error, unexpected keyword_end, expecting end-of-input
Does anyone know why my code won't pass please? Thanks. :-)
2 Answers
Charles Lee
17,825 Points# You need to remove the spaces here.
def title=(new_title)
@title = new_title
end
Hope this helps!
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsHi Jeremy. Hi Charles. Just to let you know I've deleted the spaces between title and =, and between = and the opening parenthesis, as per your suggestion Charles and the program is now working. Thank you both. :-)
Charles Lee
17,825 PointsSweet! Glad I could help.
Jeremy Faith
Courses Plus Student 56,696 PointsJeremy Faith
Courses Plus Student 56,696 PointsWhich Objective are you on? Did you use attr_writer :first_name and def title = (new_title) @title = new_title end? This may be the cause of your error.