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Anthony Donovan
4,650 Points"Name: #{name}, Balance: #{sprintf("%0.2f", balance)}"
How come the local variable "name" is used instead of the instance variable "@name", and it still works despite the fact that "name" as a local variable is not defined within the "balance" method?
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jhon white
20,006 PointsI think cux the function return that string ex: def to_s "Name: #{name}, Balance: #{sprintf("%0.2f", balance)}" end
Joe Sharp
19,791 PointsJoe Sharp
19,791 PointsCan you post a link to your full code, or at least the lesson you were on? Without the context it is impossible to say what could be going on.