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Ruby Ruby Loops Build a Simple Contact List Hash and Array Iteration

Daniel Frehner
Daniel Frehner
3,027 Points
Posted by Daniel Frehner
Daniel Frehner
3,027 Points

When using the each method on an array of hashes , is it possible to use each on the var the hashes are assigned to?

I dont know why this code is not passing the test, when I run it in workspaces it runs perfectly fine and the expected outcome prints on the screen. any reason why this isnt passing the test? is it just a glitch in the program?

contact_list.rb 
contact_list = [
  {"name" => "Jason", "phone_number" => "123"},
  {"name" => "Nick", "phone_number" => "456"}
]
contact_list.each do |contact|
  contact.each do |x, y|
    print "#{y}"
  end
end

1 Answer

Salman Akram
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Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points
Salman Akram
Salman Akram
Courses Plus Student 40,065 Points

Hi Daniel,

Here's better solutions for this question without additional stuffs.

Hint: Local variable called contact and then print out name & phone number (keys)

contact_list.each do |contact|
  puts contact["name"]
  puts contact["phone_number"]
end

-Salman