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Ruby Ruby Basics (Retired) Ruby Strings Whitespace Quiz

Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points
Posted by Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points

they asked to place a space character, why \s doesn't work?

they asked to place a space character, why \s doesn't work? Is there sth I do wrong or it's a bug...

5 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Here's my quiz after entering \s in each field:

q

And here is what I get when I submit that answer:

a

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

The whitespace marker for a space is \s - you are correct; I just entered that in the challenge and it worked fine. Best try it again and make sure you don't enter any characters other than \s!

Steve.

Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points
Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points

Thank you for your reply, I did it so many times today, it doesn't work, maybe I will try this tomorrow again, maybe there's sth wrong with my computer or brower.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Yep - try it again with a fresh session and make sure you just enter \s with no spaces in each of the three gaps where that answer is required.

Let me know how you get on.

Steve.

Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points
Xue Tan
Xue Tan
2,781 Points

Hi Steve, still doesn't work can't upload pictures, but I'm sure, I onlu typed in \s no other things. but thank you. Xue

Kalea Wolff
Kalea Wolff
2,672 Points
Kalea Wolff
Kalea Wolff
2,672 Points

I've noticed (maybe it's just an issue on mobile) that I can't access the middle prompt line. I can access the first and last without issue. But for obvious reasons it's wrong if I submit it. Is there a thread other than here I should report this bug to?

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Probably best to report to Support. I think they're at help@teamtreehouse.com