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Ruby Ruby Collections Build a Grocery List Program Method Returns with Hashes and Arrays

Alphonse Cuccurullo
Alphonse Cuccurullo
2,513 Points
Posted by Alphonse Cuccurullo
Alphonse Cuccurullo
2,513 Points

Modify the "create_shopping_list" method to return a hash with the following keys and values:

def create_shopping_list
hash { 
"title => "Grocery list",
"items => []
return hash
end

How come this wont work?

1 Answer

Andrew Stelmach
Andrew Stelmach
12,583 Points
Andrew Stelmach
Andrew Stelmach
12,583 Points

Just incorrect syntax:

  def create_shopping_list
    hash = { "title" => "Grocery List", "items" = [] }
    return hash
  end

You were just missing the = operator and the closing parenthesis for the hash }

Also, watch your indentation - it's important.