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Ruby Ruby Operators and Control Structures Ruby Control Structures If challenge!

Adim Ofunne
Adim Ofunne
14,736 Points
Posted by Adim Ofunne
Adim Ofunne
14,736 Points

Set a variable called "too_fast" equal to "true" if the car_speed is faster than the speed_limit.

Pls i wrote this code for the above question, i want to know if it is the write way to go about it . if No pls correct me.

ruby.rb 
car_speed = 65
speed_limit = 60

if car_speed > speed_limit
  then
  too_fast=="true"
  else
  too_fast=="false"
end

2 Answers

Meg Seegmiller
Meg Seegmiller
15,150 Points
Meg Seegmiller
Meg Seegmiller
15,150 Points

Hi Adim! You're on the right track, but

  • use a single equal (=) sign to SET a value
  • boolean values (true / false) do not need to be surrounded by quotation marks
  • the "then" keyword is optional (and typically not used) unless your if / else statement is on one line
car_speed = 65
speed_limit = 60

if car_speed > speed_limit
    too_fast = true
  else
    too_fast = false
end
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya Adim! You're making it more obscure than it already is. First off, you cant use "then" and "else" in a potentially one-liner code. Just stick to the instructions in the challenge. Secondly, "true" or "false" are boolean values, not string. Rule 601(okay you caught me there is no such reference or context in programming) about programming, wrap anything in double or single quotes makes it a "string".

This code can be written in one-line:

car_speed = 65
speed_limit = 60

too_fast = true if car_speed > speed_limit