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Start your free trialNick Harmon
5,900 PointsHave copied code correctly yet ruby tells me there is a name error
here is the code i have written after following the Test Driven Development video precisely:
require 'minitest/autorun' require 'minitest/spec'
$:.unshift File.expand_path(File.dirname(File) + '/..')
require 'lib/bank_account'
describe BankAccount do subject { BankAccount.new("Nick") }
it "should be a bank account instance" do subject.must_be_instance_of BankAccount end
it "should have a name" do subject.must_respond_to 'name' end
it "should initialize with a name" do bank_account = BankAccount.new("Nick") bank_account.name.must_equal 'Nick' end
it "should have transactions" do subject.must_respond_to 'transactions' end end
the error it gives out is:
MadelynsMiniMac-2:bank_account madelynpapineau$ ruby spec/bank_account_spec.rb
spec/bank_account_spec.rb:4:in <main>': undefined local variable or method
File' for main:Object (NameError)
can someone explain what I'm doing wrong please? THank You
1 Answer
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsNot precisely. You have File, it should be FILE. In programming lower case and upper case letters are completely different symbols.
Nick Harmon
5,900 PointsNick Harmon
5,900 PointsWorked like a charm, its hard getting used to these minor typos/errors. Thank You
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsMaciej Czuchnowski
36,441 PointsGet used to it :). It will all be in the minor details form now on ;)