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Ruby

Sarah Flynn
Sarah Flynn
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Posted by Sarah Flynn
Sarah Flynn
4,466 Points

I have copied this code exactly, but it isn't working.

I'm following along with the videos and practicing as I go. I believe I have put exactly the same instructions into my Ruby workspace as in the video I watched, but it doesn't run at all. I get this error message:

NameError: undefined local variable or method 'number2' for main:Object from (irb) 12 from /usr/local/bin/irb:11:in '<main>'

Here's my code:

def get_name(a) print "Enter your name: " return gets.chomp end

name = get_name(a)

puts "Hi #{name}!"

1 Answer

Lisa Thompson
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Lisa Thompson
iOS Development Techdegree Student 4,591 Points
Lisa Thompson
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Lisa Thompson
iOS Development Techdegree Student 4,591 Points

Hi! You just need to remove the 'a', because 'a' isn't defined.

```def get_name() print "Enter your name: " return gets.chomp end

name = get_name()

puts "Hi #{name}!"```

I hope this helps!

Cheers!