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Ruby Ruby Loops Build a Simple Contact List Methods That Return a Value

James Kemp
James Kemp
4,817 Points
Posted by James Kemp
James Kemp
4,817 Points

What is wrong with this code?

def parse_answer(answer, kind="string") if kind == "number" answer.to_i end return answer end

ask.rb 
def parse_answer(answer, kind="string")
  if kind == "number"
    answer.to_i
  end
  return answer
end

2 Answers

Adam Bodie
Adam Bodie
34,341 Points
Adam Bodie
Adam Bodie
34,341 Points

Your code only returns a value outside the if loop you set for kind == "number". Add return to answer.to_i for your code to get it to return the correct value within the loop.

Corey Gibson
PLUS
Corey Gibson
Courses Plus Student 4,044 Points
Corey Gibson
Corey Gibson
Courses Plus Student 4,044 Points

You need to add your return statement before the ends.

def parse_answer(a, k="string" ) if k == "number" a.to_i returns a end end