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Ruby Ruby Collections Ruby Hashes Hash Methods

Hadas Cassorla
Hadas Cassorla
1,382 Points
Posted by Hadas Cassorla
Hadas Cassorla
1,382 Points

To create new hash containing the contents of two hashes merged, I wrote: new{hash1.merge(hash2)} why's this wrong

I also tried the attached code as an alternative. I am not sure what's missing here.

hash.rb 
grocery_item = { "item" => "Bread", "quantity" => 1, "brand" => "Treehouse Bread Company" }
calories = { "calories" => 100 }

final_item = Hash.new 
final_item[grocery_item.merge(calories)]

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

You're close to completing this challenge. The merge function takes the hash you give it and merges it with the one you are calling it on returning the merged hash. So once you use the merge function, you just need to assign it to final_item instead of trying to index the merged hash and you should be able to pass the challenge. If you need further assistance, please let us know and we can help you further. Please also provide your updated code so we can assist you from the point you are at.